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Which diabetes drug best protects your heart? 60,000-person study aims to find out.
Disease control CompletedThis large study looks at real-world data from 60,000 people with type 2 diabetes and obesity to compare four diabetes drugs—dulaglutide, semaglutide, tirzepatide, and sitagliptin—in preventing heart attacks, strokes, and death. Researchers are analyzing insurance claims to see w…
Matched conditions: ASCVD
Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Pharmacist phone calls could boost lifesaving statin use in heart patients
Disease control CompletedThis study tests whether having a pharmacist call both patients with heart disease and their doctors can increase the use of high-intensity statins—powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs that prevent future heart problems. The trial includes adults aged 18 to 75 with atherosclerotic…
Matched conditions: ASCVD
Sponsor: Duke University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New daily pill aims to crush stubborn cholesterol in High-Risk patients
Disease control CompletedThis Phase 3 trial tested a daily pill combining two drugs, obicetrapib and ezetimibe, in 407 people with inherited high cholesterol or heart disease. Participants took the combination or a placebo on top of their usual cholesterol meds. The main goal was to see if the combo lowe…
Matched conditions: ASCVD
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: NewAmsterdam Pharma • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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Heart scan surprise: does a simple notification boost lifesaving treatment?
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at 233 people with heart or blood vessel disease who had calcium buildup in their heart arteries found by chance on a chest CT scan. Researchers wanted to see if telling both the patient and their doctor about this finding would encourage them to start cholester…
Matched conditions: ASCVD
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Stanford University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC