What happens next in GLP-1 — and when.

Trial results

Effect of Liraglutide on Body Weight in Non-diabetic Obese Subjects or Overweight Subjects With Co-morbidities: SCALE™ - Obesity and Pre-diabetes

NCT01272219 on ClinicalTrials.gov · last registry update 2018-01-19

An unusually large phase 3: 3,731 participants, more than double the 424 typical for the stage. The sponsor logged completion for 18 March 2013. Primary outcome, as filed: Change From Baseline in Fasting Body Weight. liraglutide is already approved in the US for obesity, so this is asking a further question rather than establishing the drug works at all.

Status
COMPLETED
Phase
P3
Drug
liraglutide
Saxenda, Victoza, Xultophy
Sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Sponsor type
Industry
Enrollment
3,731
Started
2011-06-01
Primary completion
2013-03-18 actual

Observed history

No changes recorded since monitoring began on 2026-08-21. This record has held steady. If a reporting date moves, a status changes or enrollment is resized, it will appear here with the previous value alongside the new one.

Primary outcome

Change From Baseline in Fasting Body Weight

Conditions studied

Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder · Obesity

Every field above is taken directly from the registry record. See all detected changes across the class, or the liraglutide page for this molecule’s full trial and approval history.

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