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Trial reportAdvances in therapy2024

PIONEER REAL UK: A Multi-Centre, Prospective, Real-World Study of Once-Daily Oral Semaglutide Use in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.

Ponnusamy Saravanan, Heather Bell, Uffe Christian Braae, Edward Collins, Alisa Deinega, Ketan Dhatariya, Alena Machell, Antonia Trent, Anna Strzelecka

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IVMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Advances in therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It reports registered trial NCT04862923. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04862923 completed

A Multi-centre, Prospective, Non-interventional Single-arm Study Investigating Clinical Parameters Associated With the Use of Once-daily Oral Semaglutide in a Real-world Adult Population With Type 2 Diabetes in the United Kingdom

Ran2021Enrolled336Registered outcomes8Posted comparisons0ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2ArmsOral semaglutide
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NCT07621419 recruitingstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

New Formulation of Semaglutide in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Argentina: a Prospective, Multicenter, Real-world Study

Ran2025Enrolled145Registered outcomes11Posted comparisons0ConditionsDiabetes MellitusArmssemaglutide
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
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  5. Observational
  6. PIONEER REAL Italy: Real-World Usage of Once-Daily Oral Semaglutide in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ponnusamy SaravananWarwick Applied Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. P.Saravanan@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9566-2626
Heather BellOld School Surgery, Greenisland, Northern Ireland, UK.
Uffe Christian BraaeNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-2743-4584
Edward CollinsNovo Nordisk Ltd, Gatwick, UK.
Alisa DeinegaNovo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6314-0471
Ketan DhatariyaElsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3619-9579
Alena MachellEgremont Medical Centre, Wallasey, UK.ORCID 0009-0007-1962-6061
Antonia TrentNovo Nordisk Ltd, Gatwick, UK.
Anna StrzeleckaDiabetic Services, Whiteabbey Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Newtownabbey, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOral semaglutide provides an alternative to injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) for treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). The PIONEER REAL studies evaluate clinical outcomes of oral semaglutide treatment of T2D in a real-world setting. PIONEER REAL UK focused on adults living with T2D in the UK.

methodsThe multi-centre, prospective and non-interventional single-arm study enrolled 333 participants and followed them for 34-44 weeks. Participants were treated as part of routine clinical practice and had not been previously treated with injectable glucose-lowering medication. The primary endpoint was change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA

resultsOf 333 participants, 299 completed the study and 227 were on treatment at EOS. People treated with oral semaglutide experienced significantly reduced HbA

conclusionPeople living with T2D in the UK experienced a meaningful decrease in HbA

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04862923. Graphical plain language summary available for this article.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like PeptidesGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsAdministration, OralAdultAgedBlood GlucoseDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionProspective StudiesSemaglutideBlood GlucoseGlucagon-Like PeptidesGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsSemaglutideBody weightGLP-1 receptor agonistGlucose-lowering medicationGlycaemic controlHbA1CIncretin therapyReal-world evidenceSemaglutideType 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID39316289
PMCPMC11480173

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