Could an Anti-Inflammatory pill help control diabetes?
NCT ID NCT06047262
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests dapansutrile, an oral drug that reduces inflammation, in 300 adults with type 2 diabetes. The goal is to see if it improves blood sugar control and lowers the risk of diabetes-related complications. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the drug or a placebo for comparison.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dapansutrile (an oral anti-inflammatory drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new way to manage type 2 diabetes by reducing inflammation, potentially lowering blood sugar and risk of complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with 300 people, so results are not yet proven. The drug may not improve blood sugar control or could have side effects.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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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18 to 75 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: * Diagnosis of type 2, Diabetes mellitus as defined by the criteria of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus (see Appendix 1) and recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2019), for at least 3 months prior to the Baseline Visit/Day 1 * HbA1c value of ≥ 7.7% to ≤ 11.0% at the Screening Visit. * High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) ≥ 1.5 mg/L at the Screening Visit. * Body mass index (BMI) ≥25 to ≤ 40 kg/m2 at the Screening Visit * Acceptable overall medical condition to safely participate in the study and complete all study procedures (particularly with regard to cardiovascular, renal, and hepatic conditions), in the opinion of the Investigator Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus * HbA1c value of ≤ 7.5% or ≥ 10.5% at the Baseline Visit/Day 1, as determined at point of care (local laboratory) * Use of thiazolidinediones (glitazones), pramlintide, or short-acting insulin/insulin analogues (as bolus or premixed insulin) within 12 weeks prior to the Screening Visit * Less than 80% compliance in taking investigational medicinal product by pill count during the Run-In Period, as assessed at the Baseline Visit/Day 1 * Significant weight loss (\> 5 kg) in the 12 weeks prior to the Screening Visit * Systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 160 mmHg, diastolic BP ≥ 100 mmHg, or resting heart rate (HR) ≥ 100 beats/minute at the Screening Visit * Previous myocardial infarction, any cardiac surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
5 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Liege
RECRUITINGLiège, 4000, Belgium
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Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung Düsseldorf
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westphalen, 40225, Germany
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Hopital Bichat
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75018, France
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Hopital Lariboisiere
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France
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Kantonsspital Olten
RECRUITINGOlten, Canton of Solothurn, 4600, Switzerland
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University Hospital Basel
TERMINATEDBasel, Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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