New study pits two diabetes drugs Head-to-Head for better sugar control
NCT ID NCT06399835
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two diabetes medications, enavogliflozin and pioglitazone, when added to standard metformin treatment. It includes 120 adults with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar is not well controlled. The goal is to see which drug works better at lowering blood sugar and improving heart health markers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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20 to 80 years
- 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: * Type 2 diabetes patients with a glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level of 7.0 - 10.5% at screening * Males or females aged 20-80 years * Individuals who have been taking Metformin (≥ 500mg) with or without a DPP-4 inhibitor (such as Sitagliptin, Vildagliptin, Saxagliptin, Linagliptin, Gemigliptin, Alogliptin, Teneligliptin, Anagliptin, Evogliptin) for at least the past 3 months * Body mass index ≥ 23 kg/m² * Estimated glomerular filtration ratio (eGFR) ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73m² Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with Type 1 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, or secondary diabetes due to other causes * Patients with a history of acute cardiovascular disease within the last 3 months prior to the screening visit * Pregnant or breastfeeding patients, or patients not using contraception. Patients with chronic Hepatitis B or C (excluding healthy carriers of Hepatitis B), or liver disease (aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3 times the upper limit of normal) * Patients with heart failure or a history of heart failure * Individuals with a history of cancer within the past 5 years (excluding those adequately treated for squamous cell carcinoma or thyroid cancer) * Patients who have participated in another clinical study within the last 30 days * Alcohol addiction * Patients for whom the use of Enavogliflozin or Pioglitazone is contraindicated * Patients taking other oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin or other investigational drugs * Patients deemed unsuitable for the study based on the investigator's judgment
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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