Exercise and a diabetes drug: a One-Two punch for blood vessels?
NCT ID NCT03883412
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether 16 weeks of exercise training, liraglutide treatment, or both can improve blood vessel function and insulin sensitivity in adults with type 2 diabetes. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups and are studied before and after the intervention. The study measures changes in capillary blood volume, artery flexibility, and how well insulin works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Exercise training and/or liraglutide (a GLP-1 receptor agonist drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward better non-insulin strategies to improve blood vessel function and insulin action in type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, 16-week study, so results may not be definitive or apply to all people with diabetes. Liraglutide can cause gastrointestinal side effects, and exercise may be challenging for some participants.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- 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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21 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 21-60 * A1C ≤ 8.5% * Never on GLP-1RA (eg: exenatide, liraglutide) or DPP4I ( eg: Sitaglipton) * On stable dose of oral hypoglycemic agents \>4 months * On stable dose of other medications for \>4 months Exclusion Criteria: * Taking Insulin * Smoking presently or in the past 6 months * BP \>160/90 * BMI \>35 * Family history of medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome * History of congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, severe pulmonary disease, liver or kidney disease. * Any vascular disease such as myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral vascular disease * Presence of an intracardiac or intrapulmonary shunt (we will screen for this by auscultation during the physical exam by PI). * Pregnant or breastfeeding. * Known hypersensitivity to perflutren (contained in Definity)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22906, United States
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