Study type

Study topic

Disease /health condition
Human medicinal product

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Drug utilisation
Safety study (incl. comparative)

Data collection methods

Secondary use of data
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Other

Non-interventional study design, other

Post Authorisation Safety Study (PASS)
Study drug and medical condition

Study drug International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name

LIRAGLUTIDE

Medical condition to be studied

Obesity
Population studied

Short description of the study population

To be eligible for this full study, patients were required to meet both of the following inclusion criteria:
1. Initiation of Saxenda® or Victoza® (initiation is defined as no prescription of the same brand within the previous 12 months).
2. Informed consent obtained before any study-related activities. Study-related activities (e.g. data collection) are any procedures that are carried out as part of the study, including activities to determine suitability of the study.
Exclusion criteria:
1. Patients or physicians who previously participated in interventional programs for Saxenda® or Victoza® will not be eligible to participate in the study.
2. For the full study, sites and patients included in the pilot will be excluded.

Age groups

Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated number of subjects

316
Study design details

Main study objective

To assess the use of Saxenda® according to the approved indication

Outcomes

Number of p with BMI above or equal to 30 kg/m^2Number of patients with BMI above or equal to 27kg/m^2 and below 30 kg/m^2 and 1 or more comorbidityNumber of patients with above or equal to 27 kg/m^2 and below 30 kg/m^2 and no comorbiditiesNumber of patients with BMI below 27 kg/m^2Number of patients with BMI not measured, See attached protocol

Data analysis plan

As this is a descriptive study that will investigate in-market utilisation of liraglutide, no formal statistical testing will be conducted.
Documents
Study results
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