Can a diabetes drug tame blood sugar swings after bariatric surgery?
NCT ID NCT07515391
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether dapagliflozin, a diabetes drug, can reduce dangerous blood sugar highs and lows in people who have had bariatric surgery. The study will enroll 30 participants, both with and without type 2 diabetes, and monitor glucose levels continuously for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if the drug improves overall glucose control and reduces hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia episodes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dapagliflozin (a diabetes drug that helps the kidneys remove extra sugar through urine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that dapagliflozin helps stabilize blood sugar levels after bariatric surgery, potentially improving diabetes management.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug also carries risks like dehydration or urinary infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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21 to 70 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: 1. People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes prior to bariatric surgery. 2. People did not have diabetes prior to bariatric surgery. 3. Willing to participate in this study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes 2. Secondary diabetes 3. History of ketoacidosis 4. History of pancreatitis and pancreatectomy. 5. History of primary renal glycosuria or hereditary glucose-galactose malabsorption. 6. Active diabetes complications, nephropathy (dipstick positive proteinuria, or reduced eGFR (\<60 ml/min), proliferative retinopathy. 7. Clinically significant abnormal liver function test. 8. Pregnant ladies, or intending pregnancy or breastfeeding. 9. Patients using insulin therapy or a sulfonylurea. 10. Uncontrolled hypertension. 11. Uncontrolled thyroid disease. 12. Any history of serious hypertension reaction to the dapagliflozin or SGLT-2 inhibitor. 13. History of malignancy within 5-year of screening. 14. Presence of any other medical condition that would in the opinion of the investigator, preclude safe participation in the study. 15. HbA1c \>10.5 16. Unable to sign the consent form.
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Conditions
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dasman Diabetes Institute
Kuwait City, Dasman, 15462, Kuwait
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