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New study peers into diabetic eyes to see how popular drugs impact vision
NCT ID NCT07536516
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how certain diabetes medications (semaglutide, liraglutide, and tirzepatide) affect blood flow and oxygen use in the eyes of people with diabetes. Researchers will use special cameras to measure eye blood vessels and oxygen levels in 20 adults before and after starting these drugs. The goal is to learn more about how these treatments might influence eye health, especially diabetic retinopathy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide, liraglutide) and GIP/GLP-1 dual agonist (tirzepatide)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how common diabetes drugs affect eye health, potentially guiding safer treatment choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 20 participants. It measures eye changes but does not test whether the drugs cause harm or benefit directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 years and older
- 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: * Men and women aged ≥ 18 years * Signed informed consent * Previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus * Normal ophthalmic findings except diabetic retinopathy, unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant * Planned initiation of therapy with GLP-1 receptor agonist (Semaglutide, Ozempic®; Liraglutide, Victoza®) or GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist (Tirzepatide, Mounjaro®) by a diabetes specialist Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in a clinical trial in the 3 weeks preceding the screening visit * Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 3 weeks before the first study day * Presence or history of a severe medical condition, except diabetes, as judged by the clinical investigator * Abuse of alcoholic beverages * Blood donation during the previous three weeks * Presence of any abnormalities preventing reliable measurements in the study eye as judged by the investigator * Previous laser photocoagulation treatment in the study eye * Best corrected visual acuity \< 0.4 Snellen * Women of childbearing potential (neither menopausal, nor hysterectomized, nor sterilized) not using effective contraception * Pregnancy, planned pregnancy or lactation
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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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Medical University Vienna
RECRUITINGVienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria
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