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Muscle-Saving combo: exercise and diet may counteract Semaglutide-Related muscle loss in seniors
NCT ID NCT06497595
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a structured exercise and nutrition program can slow the loss of muscle mass, strength, and function in adults aged 65 and older with type 2 diabetes and obesity who are taking semaglutide. Participants receive either standard health advice or a 26-week program including online exercise sessions and personal dietary counseling. The goal is to see if these lifestyle changes can help preserve physical ability while managing weight and blood sugar.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- semaglutide (Wegovy) plus a 26-week exercise and nutritional counseling program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help older adults on semaglutide preserve muscle strength and function, reducing frailty and fall risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The exercise and diet program requires high adherence, which can be challenging.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients 65 years and above. 2. Patients who were previously diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 3. Overweight / obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with significant hearing or visual disability. 2. Patients with Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)\<30 ml/min/1.73 m2. 3. Patients who are in active nutritional therapy. 4. Patients who changed their diet recently (\< 1 month) and/or in a weight-loss program with \>5% weight loss or used anti-obesity drugs in the last 3 months. 5. Patients who reported a weight loss of \>5kg within 90 days of screening 6. Patients who were on Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1-RA) treatment during the last 3 months. 7. Patients with musculoskeletal disorders, which, by the judgment of the investigators, would limit their ability to perform the exercise training. 8. Patients with neurological diseases, which by the judgment of the investigators, would affect their ability to participate in the trial. 9. Patients with a history of amputation that impairs their ability to participate in the exercise program. 10. Patients with disabilities, which, by the judgment of the investigators, would affect their ability to participate in the trial. 11. Patients who use a walking aid. 12. Patients who are currently using systemic steroids. 13. Patients with active oncological diseases, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. 14. Patients with diagnosed dementia or cognitive impairment that, in the view of the researchers, may impair their ability to sign a consent form or participate in the trial. 15. Patients who were hospitalized in the past month. 16. Patients who exercise regularly and in the eyes of the examiner will not benefit from the intervention program. 17. Anyone who is not suitable to participate in the study, according to the researcher's discretion. 18. Any contraindication to Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (e.g., MRI non-compatible cardiac implantable electronic device, metallic foreign bodies, implantable neurostimulation system, cochlear implants/ear implant, non-removable drug infusion pumps, catheters with metallic components, cerebral artery aneurysm clips which), or inability to perform an MRI scanner (e.g., claustrophobia). 19. Patients who do not fit within the measurement field of view of the Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanner in a supine position with the arms next to the body.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hadassah Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJerusalem, Israel, 5251108, Israel
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Sheba medical center
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, Israel, 52621, Israel
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