New hope for type 1 diabetes: can common diabetes drugs improve blood sugar control?
NCT ID NCT06762314
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding empagliflozin or semaglutide to insulin can improve blood sugar control in overweight or obese adults with type 1 diabetes. About 105 participants will take one of the two drugs or a placebo for 3 months. The goal is to see if these drugs help lower HbA1c without causing dangerous side effects like severe low blood sugar.
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Study facts
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- 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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114 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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 65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * patients diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for more than 1 year. * Age 18-65 years. * BMI ≥ 27 kg/m². * HbA1c 7.5-10 % (58-86 mmol/mol) * Inadequately controlled despite treatment with multiple daily injections of insulin for at least 1 year. Exclusion Criteria: History of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) syndrome; family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2A (MEN 2A), medullary thyroid cancer, or familial medullary thyroid cancer. * Insulin pump treatment. * Any prior use of GLP-1 RAs or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, any medication (except insulin) that could interfere with glycemic control or affect a subject's safety. * An estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤ 30 mL/min/1.73 m2. * Liver disease with raised alanine aminotransferase (AST), aspartate transaminase (ALT) or alkaline phosphatase (ALP)more than three times the upper normal range. * History of pancreatitis. * Gastroparesis. * Pregnancy or lactation. * History of alcohol or drug misuse, or any medical or psychological disorder that made the patient unsuitable for study participation. * Acute symptomatic urinary tract infection or genital infection; chronic or recurrent (≥3 annual episodes) cystitis. * Hypoglycaemia that required hospitalization or emergency treatment in the 3 months. * DKA that required hospitalization or emergency treatment in the past 12 months. * Treatment with anti-obesity drugs, weight-loss surgery or aggressive diet regimen leading to unstable body weight (based on Investigator's judgement) for the last 3 months.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tanta Unuversity
Tanta, 31527, Egypt
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