Gut hormone GIP may hold key to stronger bones
NCT ID NCT06790225
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a natural gut hormone called GIP affects bone remodeling. Researchers will give GIP to 12 healthy adults in two ways—intermittent (8 hours daily) and continuous (24 hours daily)—to see which better reduces bone breakdown. Blood samples and bone marrow tests will measure changes in bone cell activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could clarify how GIP affects bone health, potentially guiding future treatments for bone diseases in people with diabetes or obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study in healthy volunteers, not patients. Results may not apply to people with bone disease or diabetes.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 to 40 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * healthy volunteers Exclusion Criteria: * pre-diabetes or diabetes (HbA1c \>42mmol/mol) * BMI \>28 * fractures with \< 6months * comorbidities/treatments that may influence bone metabolism or procedures - -- pregnancy * inability to provide informed concent
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Bone disease, metabolic are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
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
-
University hospital of Southern Denmark
RECRUITINGEsbjerg, 6700, Denmark
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a nurse and a neighbor help tame chronic disease?
- Which SGLT2 inhibitor wins? trial pits empagliflozin against dapagliflozin
- Can a vegan diet shield police officers from heart disease?
- Can a health coach in your patient portal help you lose weight?
- Common antibiotic may boost diabetes control
- Can continuous glucose monitors safely tighten hospital blood sugar control?