Novo Nordisk A/S
Novo Nordisk A/S sponsors 431 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 34 of them currently recruiting, and 342 completed. 243 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 155 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, with 48 trials.
Trial Pipeline
431 total, page 3 of 9
A Research Study Looking at the Effect of Semaglutide on the Immune System and Other Biological Processes in People With Alzheimer's Disease
NCT05891496
A Study to Characterize the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease
NCT05873660
A Study to Test How New Long-acting Insulin (Insulin Icodec) Works in the Body of Children and Teenagers
NCT05790681
A Study Using Flash Glucose Measurements for a New Once-weekly Insulin (Insulin Icodec) in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Not Used Insulin Before (ONWARDS 9)
NCT05823948
A Research Study to Compare How Much Semaglutide is Found in the Blood With Different Tablets of Oral Semaglutide in Healthy Participants
NCT05784402
A Research Study to See How Well CagriSema Helps People With Type 2 Diabetes and Excess Body Weight Lose Weight
NCT05394519
A Research Study Comparing Wegovy to Other Weight Management Drugs in People Living With Obesity in America
NCT05579249
A Research Trial Looking at the Comparability of 2 Different Concentrations of Semaglutide for the 0.5 Milligram (mg) Dose
NCT05689099
A Research Study to See How Semaglutide Helps People With Excess Weight and Type 2 Diabetes Lose Weight
NCT05649137
A Research Study to See How Semaglutide Helps People With Excess Weight, Lose Weight (STEP UP)
NCT05646706
Research Study Looking at How Well Semaglutide Tablets Taken Once Daily Work in People Who Have a Body Weight Above the Healthy Range
NCT05564117
A Research Study to Look Into How Semaglutide, Together With a Lower Dose of Insulin Glargine, Compares to a Higher Dose of Insulin Glargine Alone in People With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN OPTIMIZE)
NCT05514535
A Research Study to Look Into How Well Semaglutide Medicine Works at Different Doses in People With Type 2 Diabetes and Overweight
NCT05486065
A Research Study to Compare Two Semaglutide Medicines in People With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT05478252
A Research Study to Look at How a New Medicine Called NNC6019-0001 Works and How Safe it is for People Who Have Heart Disease Due to Transthyretin (TTR) Amyloidosis
NCT05442047
Research Study Investigating How Well NDec Works in People With Sickle Cell Disease
NCT05405114
A Research Study to See How Well the New Weekly Medicine IcoSema, Which is a Combination of Insulin Icodec and Semaglutide, Controls Blood Sugar Level in People With Type 2 Diabetes Compared to Weekly Insulin Icodec
NCT05352815
A Research Study on How NNC0487-0111 Works in People With Overweight or Obesity
NCT05369390
A Research Study Looking at New Protein-based Tablets in Healthy Men - Oral Formulation II
NCT05333107
A Research Study to See How Well the New Weekly Medicine IcoSema, Which is a Combination of Insulin Icodec and Semaglutide, Controls Blood Sugar Level in People With Type 2 Diabetes Compared to Weekly Semaglutide (COMBINE 2)
NCT05259033
A Research Study Looking at Mim8 in Children With Haemophilia A With or Without Inhibitors
NCT05306418
A Research Study Looking at the Comparability of 2 Different Forms of Oral Semaglutide in Healthy People
NCT05227196
A Research Study Investigating Mim8 in Adults and Adolescents With Haemophilia A With or Without Inhibitors
NCT05053139
A Research Study to See How Well the New Weekly Medicine IcoSema, Which is a Combination of Insulin Icodec and Semaglutide, Controls Blood Sugar Level in People With Type 2 Diabetes Compared to Insulin Glargine Taken Daily With Insulin Aspart (COMBINE 3)
NCT05013229
A Research Study Looking at How Well a Combination of the Medicines Semaglutide and NNC0480-0389 Works in People With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT05144984
Research Study Looking at How Well Semaglutide Works in People Suffering From Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis
NCT05064735
Research Study to Investigate How Well Semaglutide Tablets Taken Once Daily Work in People Who Are Overweight or Living With Obesity (OASIS 1)
NCT05035095
A Research Study to See How Much Semaglutide and SNAC is in the Milk of Healthy, Breastfeeding Women Taking Semaglutide Tablets
NCT04817644
A Research Study Comparing RYBELSUS® to Other Blood Sugar Lowering Tablets in People Living in America With Type 2 Diabetes (REALYSE)
NCT05035082
Research Study on Whether a Combination of 2 Medicines (NNC0194 0499 and Semaglutide) Works in People With Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
NCT05016882
A Research Study Looking at How NNC0385-0434 Tablets Work to Lower Blood Cholesterol in People With Heart Disease or a High Risk of Heart Disease
NCT04992065
Research Study to Look at How Well Cagrilintide Together With Semaglutide Works in People With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT04982575
A Research Study to Investigate How Well NNC0165-1875 in Combination With Semaglutide Works in People With Obesity
NCT04969939
Research Study to Look at How Well Semaglutide Works in People Living With Heart Failure, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
NCT04916470
A Research Study to Compare Two Types of Insulin, a New Weekly Insulin, Insulin Icodec and an Available Daily Insulin, Insulin Glargine, Both in Combination With Mealtime Insulin, in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Use Daily Insulin and Mealtime Insulin (ONWARDS 4)
NCT04880850
A Research Study to Compare a New Weekly Insulin, Insulin Icodec, and an Available Daily Insulin, Insulin Degludec, Both in Combination With Mealtime Insulin in People With Type 1 Diabetes (ONWARDS 6)
NCT04848480
A Research Study to Find Out How Semaglutide Works in the Kidneys Compared to Placebo, in People With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (the REMODEL Trial)
NCT04865770
A Research Study to Compare Two Types of Insulin, a New Insulin, Insulin Icodec and an Available Insulin, Insulin Degludec, in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Not Used Insulin Before (ONWARDS 3)
NCT04795531
Research Study to Investigate How Well Semaglutide Works in People Living With Heart Failure and Obesity
NCT04788511
A Research Study to Compare Two Types of Insulin, a New Weekly Insulin, Insulin Icodec and an Available Daily Insulin, Insulin Degludec, in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Use Daily Insulin
NCT04770532
A Research Study to Compare a New Weekly Insulin, Insulin Icodec Used With DoseGuide App, and Daily Insulins in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Not Used Insulin Before
NCT04760626
Research Study to Compare Three Doses of Semaglutide Tablets Taken Once Daily in People With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT04707469
A Study of FT-7051 in Men With MCRPC
NCT04575766
A Research Study to Compare Two Types of Insulin, a New Insulin, Insulin Icodec and an Available Insulin, Insulin Glargine, in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Not Used Insulin Before
NCT04460885
A Research Study to Compare a New Medicine Oral Semaglutide to a Dummy Medicine in Children and Teenagers With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT04596631
A Research Study to Compare a Medicine Called Semaglutide Against Placebo in People With Peripheral Arterial Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
NCT04560998
A Research Study Looking Into Blood Levels of NNC0174-0833 in People With Normal and Impaired Kidney Function
NCT04209049
A Research Study Investigating Mim8 in People With Haemophilia A
NCT04204408
A Study to Evaluate DCR-PHXC in Children and Adults With Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 and Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 2
NCT03847909
A Research Study on How Well Semaglutide Works in Adolescents With Overweight or Obesity
NCT04102189
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 94 |
| Phase 2 | 61 |
| Phase 3 | 220 |
| Phase 4 | 23 |
Therapeutic Areas
What the Pipeline for Novo Nordisk A/S Shows
According to the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, Novo Nordisk A/S is linked to 431 US clinical trials across every stage of research activity. Of those, 34 studies are currently recruiting, about 8% of the sponsor's indexed portfolio, and 342 are already marked complete, representing roughly 79% of the total.
The phase mix for Novo Nordisk A/S reports 243 late-stage studies (Phase 3 and Phase 4 combined) and 155 earlier-phase studies (Phase 1 and Phase 2).
The top therapeutic focus area indexed for Novo Nordisk A/S is Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 with 48 linked trials, and 9 other condition areas appear in the top list above.
How to read these pipeline numbers
Recruiting share is one of the more practical signals here: it reflects how much of a sponsor's research is presently open to new participants, while the completed share indicates the depth of finished work that has already contributed registry results. Both counts come directly from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset and are refreshed on the registry side; this page mirrors the latest data pull without altering it.
A portfolio weighted toward Phase 3 usually reflects an organization advancing candidates toward regulatory review, where the research centers on comparative efficacy and broader safety across larger populations. A heavier Phase 1 and Phase 2 tilt generally indicates exploratory work, safety, dosing, and early signal detection, and is common among research-forward sponsors that seed many early programs. Phase 4 entries, when present, track interventions already in real-world use and typically focus on long-term safety, effectiveness across subgroups, or formulation comparisons.
That distribution is a quick read of where the organization concentrates its research attention; it does not imply product availability, market share, or any clinical endorsement. All numbers on this page come from ClinicalTrials.gov maintained by the National Library of Medicine, and counts can shift as new studies are registered or existing ones update their status. This information is provided for reference and educational purposes only, not as medical, investment, or regulatory advice, verify current details directly with ClinicalTrials.gov before relying on any figure here.
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