Drug

Liraglutide clinical trials

Also written Victoza, Saxenda, NNC 90-1170 and NN2211.

studies test it: 338
open now: 21
in phase 3: 87
first study started: 1999

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How studies write it

Studies that test it under each name

Name

Liraglutide: 249
Liraglutide injection: 7
Liraglutide 3 mg (Saxenda): 5
Liraglutide (Saxenda) 6Mg/Ml Inj Pen 3Ml: 4
Liraglutide Pen Injector: 4

Brand

Victoza: 85
Saxenda: 28

Development codes

NNC 90-1170: 12
NN2211: 4

Written with another drug

insulin degludec/liraglutide: 19
Liraglutide + metformin: 3
metformin and liraglutide: 2
Glucophage tablets and Victoza 6 mg/ml solution for injection in pre-filled pen: 2

Studies by the year they started

337 studies that test it; most in 2012 (38)

Studies that test Liraglutide, by start year
Year	Studies
1999	3
2000	1
2001	6
2002	2
2003	2
2004	2
2005	5
2006	15
2007	4
2008	6
2009	8
2010	4
2011	22
2012	38
2013	31
2014	29
2015	26
2016	31
2017	23
2018	11
2019	13
2020	13
2021	11
2022	9
2023	8
2024	8
2025	6

By phase

A phase 1/2 study counts in both.

Early Phase 1: 5
Phase 1: 63
Phase 2: 57
Phase 3: 87
Phase 4: 103
No phase: 34

What it is tested for

Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it.

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2: 126
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1: 32
Obesity: 20
Overweight: 10
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: 8
Osteoarthritis, Knee: 7
Weight Loss: 6
Nutrition Disorders: 6
Obesity, Morbid: 5
Heart Failure: 5
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: 4
Diabetes, Gestational: 3

Who runs them

Industry 122 · Other 216

Novo Nordisk A/S (102) · University Medical Centre Ljubljana (8) · University at Buffalo (6) · Hvidovre University Hospital (5) · University of Miami (4) · The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School (4) · Henrik Gudbergsen (4) · Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (4)

Often tested with

Tested in the same studies.

Metformin (22) · Insulin degludec (21) · Sitagliptin (6) · Semaglutide (4) · Orlistat (4) · Exenatide (4) · Glimepiride (4) · Dapagliflozin (3)

Related medicines

As reviewed, each with the page that says it.

One of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists source
One of Incretins source

Studies

Open first, then newest update. How each study uses Liraglutide is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten.

Testing it · 338

See all 338 studies that test Liraglutide →

Given in every arm · 12 — Liraglutide is usual care beside what is tested

As the comparator · 32 — what is tested is compared with Liraglutide

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Codes

What other systems call Liraglutide · ClinicalTrials.gg INT006584

MeSH (NLM) D000069450LiraglutideConfirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata
UNII (FDA) 839I73S42ALIRAGLUTIDEConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
RxNorm 475968Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
Wikidata Q2526479liraglutideConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
NCI Thesaurus C82239LiraglutideConfirmed FDA, Wikidata
DrugBank DB06655One source Wikidata

System	Code	Name there	Checked by
MeSH (NLM)	D000069450	Liraglutide	Confirmed ClinicalTrials.gov, NLM, Wikidata
UNII (FDA)	839I73S42A	LIRAGLUTIDE	Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
RxNorm	475968	—	Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
Wikidata	Q2526479	liraglutide	Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
NCI Thesaurus	C82239	Liraglutide	Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
DrugBank	DB06655	—	One source Wikidata

“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.