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 8 of 9

COMPLETED Phase 1

Effect of Renal Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics of NN9535

NCT00833716

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effect of Detemir and Sitagliptin on Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00789191

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Liraglutide Versus Placebo in Weight Loss Maintenance in Obese Subjects: SCALE - Maintenance

NCT00781937

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy, Safety and Preference Study of a Insulin Pen PDS290 vs. a Novo Nordisk Marketed Insulin Pen in Diabetics

NCT00773279

COMPLETED Phase 3

Evaluation of Recombinant Factor XIII for Prevention of Bleeding in Patients With FXIII Inherited Deficiency

NCT00713648

COMPLETED Phase 3

The Effect of Liraglutide Compared to Sitagliptin, Both in Combination With Metformin on Glycaemic Control in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT00700817

COMPLETED Phase 1

Bioequivalence of Two NovoLog® Formulations in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes

NCT01464099

COMPLETED

Observational Patient Diary Study of Treatment Doses for Patients With Haemophilia With Inhibitors to Factors VIII and IX

NCT00710619

TERMINATED Phase 1

Efficacy of Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII in Healthy Volunteers Treated for Punch Biopsy Mediated Bleeding

NCT01561950

COMPLETED Phase 4

Efficacy Evaluation of Different Medication Combination in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

NCT01076842

TERMINATED Phase 1

First Human Dose Study of Anti-IL-20 in Psoriasis: A Study of Safety, Tolerability and Early Signals of Biologic and Clinical Effects

NCT01261767

COMPLETED Phase 4

Effect of Two Different Fasting Blood Glucose Targets on Glucose Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Using Insulin Detemir Once Daily

NCT00634842

COMPLETED Phase 3

The Effect of Liraglutide on Endothelial Function in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

NCT00620282

COMPLETED Phase 2

Comparison of Two NN1250 Formulations Versus Insulin Glargine, All in Combination With Insulin Aspart in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes

NCT00612040

COMPLETED Phase 2

Comparison of Two NN1250 Formulations Versus Insulin Glargine, All in Combination With Metformin in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00611884

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Pilot Study to Determine the Impact of Clopidogrel (Plavix®) on Bleeding Associated With Punch Biopsies in Healthy Volunteers

NCT01603342

TERMINATED Phase 1

Safety, Efficacy, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of NNC 0070-0002-0182 in Overweight or Obese Male and Female Volunteers

NCT00665665

COMPLETED Phase 4

Comparison of the Blood Sugar Lowering Effect and Safety of Two Insulin Treatments in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00537303

TERMINATED Phase 3

Safety of Inhaled Preprandial Human Insulin in Subjects With Diabetes and Asthma

NCT00523042

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effect of Liraglutide or Exenatide Added to an Ongoing Treatment on Blood Glucose Control in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00518882

TERMINATED Phase 3

The Effect of Somatropin Treatment in Adult Patients on Chronic Dialysis

NCT00503698

COMPLETED Phase 2

Haemophilia Patients With Inhibitors Being Treated for Acute Joint Bleeds

NCT00486278

TERMINATED Phase 3

Effect of Inhaled Pre-prandial Human Insulin on Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00427154

COMPLETED Phase 1

Use of Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII to Reduce Bleeding Caused by Warfarin Treatment

NCT01561937

TERMINATED Phase 3

Effect of Inhaled Insulin (AERx® iDMS) on Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00411892

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effect of Repaglinide and Metformin Combination Tablet or Rosiglitazone and Metformin in Fixed Dose Combination on Blood Glucose Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00399711

COMPLETED Phase 1

Effect of Liraglutide on Heart Frequency in Healthy Volunteers

NCT01516255

COMPLETED Phase 1

Single Dose Pharmacokinetics of Repaglinide, Metformin and Combination Tablet in Healthy Volunteers

NCT01489644

COMPLETED Phase 1

Single Dose Pharmacokinetics of Repaglinide, Metformin and Combination Tablet in Fed Healthy Volunteers

NCT01490658

TERMINATED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Inhaled Insulin in Type 1 Diabetes

NCT00322257

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effect of Liraglutide on Blood Glucose Control in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00333151

COMPLETED Phase 3

Effects of Biphasic Insulin Aspart 70/30 vs. Exenatide in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Not Reaching Blood Glucose Targets on Metformin and a Sulfonylurea.

NCT00313001

TERMINATED Phase 3

To Evaluate the Effect of Liraglutide Versus Glimepiride (Amaryl®) on Haemoglobin A1c

NCT00294723

COMPLETED Phase 1

Prediction of the Efficacy of Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII in Adult Congenital Haemophilia A or B Patients With Inhibitors by Use of Thromboelastography

NCT01561924

COMPLETED Phase 4

Comparison of Self Adjustment Versus Standard of Care Treatment in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00264901

COMPLETED Phase 1

Safety of rFXIII in Patients Following First Time Myocardial Revascularization Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass

NCT02239146

COMPLETED

Treatment of Congenital Factor VII Deficiency

NCT01779921

TERMINATED Phase 3

Evaluation of Recombinant Factor VIIa in Patients With Severe Bleeding

NCT00184548

COMPLETED Phase 4

Novofine Autocover Safety Needle Versus BD Safety Glide

NCT00121355

COMPLETED Phase 1

Reliability of Dosing With NovoLog® Mix 70/30 FlexPen® Compared With Vial and Syringe

NCT00127296

COMPLETED Phase 1

A Study of the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes With an Insulin Infusion Pump

NCT00115973

COMPLETED Phase 1

Comparison of Two Biphasic Insulin Aspart 30 Formulations (Current and New Formulation) in Healthy Volunteers

NCT01487811

COMPLETED Phase 3

Recombinant Factor VIIa in Acute Intracerebral Haemorrhage

NCT00127283

COMPLETED Phase 3

Vagifem Low Dose for Postmenopausal Atrophic Vaginitis Symptoms

NCT00108849

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Insulin Detemir With Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00106366

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Insulin Detemir Morning, Insulin Detemir Evening and NPH Insulin Evening in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00104182

COMPLETED Phase 3

Comparison of Biphasic Insulin Aspart 70/30 Versus Insulin Glargine in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

NCT00097877

COMPLETED

Incidence/Magnitude-Haemorrhagic Progression-Cerebral Contusions and Identification (ID) of Safety Issues After Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT00124293

COMPLETED Phase 4

INITIATE Plus (INITiation of Insulin to Reach A1c TargEt) Study

NCT00101751

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of NovoLog vs. Humalog in Insulin Pumps in Children and Adolescents

NCT00097071

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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.