Novo Nordisk A/S

Open enrollment with a later-stage pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Novo Nordisk A/S sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#81 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

431 total trials 34 currently recruiting 342 completed later-stage tilt top decile by trial count

Novo Nordisk A/S: 431 sponsored US clinical trials, 34 recruiting.

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.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Novo Nordisk A/S ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#81 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

C 75/100

342 of 363 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (94.2%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

Open and recent trials

431 total, page 7 of 9

COMPLETED

GAPP 2 Survey: Global Attitudes of Patients and Physicians in Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT01950637

COMPLETED Phase 3

A Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide and Insulin Degludec in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01392573

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Liraglutide-depot in Healthy Subjects

NCT01473953

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Two Intensification Strategies in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled on Basal Insulin and Metformin

NCT01388361

COMPLETED Phase 1

Bioequivalence of Two Somatropin Products (Norditropin® Versus Genotropin®) in Healthy Adult Volunteers

NCT01401244

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of NNC 0078-0000-0007 in Patients With Congenital Haemophilia and Inhibitors

NCT01392547

COMPLETED Phase 3

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

NCT01272219

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effect of Liraglutide on Body Weight in Overweight or Obese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes: SCALE™ - Diabetes

NCT01272232

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Two Insulin Degludec Formulations in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT01364428

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of Insulin Degludec/Insulin Aspart in Insulin-naïve Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Using Two Dosing Regimens

NCT01365507

COMPLETED Phase 3

Dual Action of Liraglutide and Insulin Degludec in Type 2 Diabetes: A Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Insulin Degludec/Liraglutide, Insulin Degludec and Liraglutide in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01336023

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of NNC-0156-0000-0009 in Haemophilia B Patients

NCT01333111

COMPLETED

A Long-term Assessment of Physical Activity, Range of Motion, and Functional Status Following Elective Orthopedic Surgery in Hemophilia Patients With Inhibitors

NCT01830712

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of NN1250 Once Daily When Titrated Using 2 Different Algorithms in Insulin naïve Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT01326026

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Monthly Replacement Therapy With Recombinant Factor XIII (rFXIII) in Paediatric Subjects With Congenital Factor XIII A-subunit Deficiency

NCT01253811

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety of a Single Intravenous Dose of Recombinant Factor XIII in Children With Congenital FXIII A-subunit Deficiency

NCT01230021

COMPLETED Phase 4

Impact of Dietary Intervention on Weight Change in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01232491

COMPLETED Phase 4

Efficacy and Safety of Basal-bolus Therapy, Comparing Stepwise Addition of Insulin Aspart Versus Complete Basal-bolus Regimen

NCT01165684

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety and Pharmacokinetics of NNC 0129-0000-1003 in Subjects With Haemophilia A

NCT01205724

COMPLETED Phase 3

Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcome Results

NCT01179048

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Turoctocog Alfa in Previously Treated Male Children With Haemophilia A

NCT01138501

COMPLETED Phase 3

Switching From Insulin Glargine to Insulin Degludec in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (BEGIN™)

NCT01135992

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Comparison Between Two Formulations of NN5401 in Healthy Subjects

NCT01125553

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Trial Investigating NN1218 in Subjects With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01121276

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 With Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01076647

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 With Insulin Glargine in Type 1 Diabetes

NCT01079234

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 With Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01068665

COMPLETED

GAPP 1 Survey: Global Attitudes of Patients and Physicians in Insulin Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus

NCT01950650

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 With Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01068678

TERMINATED Phase 1

A Two Part Trial Investigating an Anti-obesity Drug in Overweight/Obese Male and Female Healthy Volunteers

NCT01044108

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 With Sitagliptin in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Never Treated With Insulin

NCT01046110

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN5401 With Insulin Glargine, Both in Combination With Oral Antidiabetic Drugs, in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01045447

COMPLETED Phase 1

The Effect of NN1250 in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes of Different Race and/or Ethnic Origin

NCT01043510

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN5401 Versus Insulin Glargine, Both Combined With Metformin Treatment, in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT01045707

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety of Liraglutide in Pediatric Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00943501

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Turoctocog Alfa (N8) in Prevention and On-demand Treatment of Bleeding Episodes in Subjects With Haemophilia A: An Extension to Trials NN7008-3543, NN7008-3545, NN7008-3600, NN7008-3893 and NN7008-4015

NCT00984126

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety of Monthly Recombinant Factor XIII Replacement Therapy in Subjects With Congenital Factor XIII Deficiency: An Extension to Trial F13CD-1725

NCT00978380

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 With Insulin Glargine Plus Insulin Aspart With/Without Metformin and With/Without Pioglitazone in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00972283

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 Plus Insulin Aspart With Insulin Glargine Plus Insulin Aspart in Type 1 Diabetes

NCT00982228

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of 3 Different Doses of Long Acting Factor VII in Haemophilia A or B Patients With Inhibitors

NCT00951405

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN1250 Versus Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00982644

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of NN5401 Plus Insulin Aspart With Insulin Detemir Plus Insulin Aspart in Type 1 Diabetes

NCT00978627

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety of 40K Pegylated Recombinant Factor IX in Non-Bleeding Patients With Haemophilia B

NCT00956345

COMPLETED Phase 1

Comparison of Two NN1250 Formulations in Healthy Volunteers

NCT00966368

COMPLETED Phase 2

Multi-national Study Investigating the Effect and Safety of rFXIII on Transfusion Needs in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery

NCT00914589

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effect of Insulin Detemir and Insulin Glargine on Blood Glucose Control in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00909480

COMPLETED

PROPACT: Retrospective Prophylaxis Patient Case Collection

NCT00882778

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Turoctocog Alfa in Haemophilia A Subjects

NCT00840086

COMPLETED Phase 3

The Effect of Insulin Detemir in Combination With Liraglutide and Metformin Compared to Liraglutide and Metformin in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00856986

COMPLETED Phase 1

Examination of the Effects of Liraglutide on the Mode of Action of Insulin Detemir

NCT00873223

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 94
Phase 2 61
Phase 3 220
Phase 4 23

Where Novo Nordisk A/S enrollment is open (later-stage tilt)

34 recruiting of 431 indexed (8% open); 342 completed (79%).

Phase mix: 243 late (III/IV) vs 155 early (I/II) (later-stage heavy).

Top condition: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (48 trials), 9 others listed.

How open-pipeline share is computed

Recruiting share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this sponsor in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a research-attention snapshot, not product availability.

Novo Nordisk A/S: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 431 registered trials and 8% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Novo Nordisk A/S sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 02004006008001,000 0%10%20%30% Total trials Recruiting share Novo Nordisk A/SChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoVanderbilt UniversityDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)Boston Scientific CorporationUnited TherapeuticsHoffmann-La Roche
Novo Nordisk A/S sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Novo Nordisk A/S sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 431 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 8% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Novo Nordisk A/S page

431 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Novo Nordisk A/S or any single study.

  • 34 of Novo Nordisk A/S's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 is the condition Novo Nordisk A/S studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. Novo Nordisk A/S pipeline card: 431 registered trials from official public datasets. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.