New pill combo aims to slash cholesterol in High-Risk patients

NCT ID NCT07219602

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This Phase 3 study tests whether a daily pill combining obicetrapib and ezetimibe, or obicetrapib alone, can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol more than placebo in 300 people with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Participants continue their standard cholesterol medications. The main goal is to measure cholesterol changes after 84 days.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

obicetrapib and ezetimibe (fixed-dose combination or obicetrapib alone)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a new daily pill option to better control cholesterol in people with diabetes or metabolic syndrome, reducing heart disease risk.

What could go wrong

This is a Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to everyone. Side effects or lack of significant benefit over existing treatments are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome hyperlipidemia metabolic syndrome X type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Burke Internal Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Burke, Virginia, 22015-2234, United States

  • Burke International Medicine DBA Manassas Clinical Research Center

    RECRUITING

    Manassas, Virginia, 20110, United States

  • Central New York Clinical Research

    RECRUITING

    Manlius, New York, 13104, United States

  • Centricity Research dba Lucas Research

    RECRUITING

    Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States

  • Clinical Research Institute of Arizona

    RECRUITING

    Sun City West, Arizona, 85375, United States

  • Clinical Trials of Texas dba Flourish Research

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • East Coast Institute of Research LLC

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States

  • East Coast Institute of Research LLC

    RECRUITING

    Lake City, Florida, 32055, United States

  • Floridian Clinical Research

    RECRUITING

    Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States

  • Floridian Clinical Research

    RECRUITING

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27408, United States

  • Inspira Health - Internal Medicine Associates

    RECRUITING

    Bridgeton, New Jersey, 08302, United States

  • Jefferson City Medical Group

    RECRUITING

    Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109, United States

  • Juno Research LLC - Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77054, United States

  • Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center (L-MARC)

    RECRUITING

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40213, United States

  • MD Medical Research

    RECRUITING

    Oxon Hill, Maryland, 20745, United States

  • Montana Medical Research

    RECRUITING

    Missoula, Montana, 59808, United States

  • Scripps Health - Whittier Diabetes Institute

    RECRUITING

    La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

  • Summit Research Group

    RECRUITING

    Munroe Falls, Ohio, 44262, United States

  • UF Health Jackson

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

  • Velocity Clinical Research

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States