Could a weekly shot free short bowel patients from IV bags?
NCT ID NCT07197944
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests glepaglutide, a synthetic hormone given as a twice-weekly injection, in 90 adults with short bowel syndrome who rely on IV nutrition. The goal is to see if the drug can safely reduce the amount of IV support needed. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive the drug or a placebo for several weeks, followed by an open-label period where everyone gets the drug.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- glepaglutide (a synthetic hormone injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could reduce or eliminate the need for daily IV nutrition in people with short bowel syndrome, improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it's still experimental. The drug may not work for everyone, and side effects like injection site reactions or gastrointestinal issues are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 90 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent; * Age of 18 to 90 years; * A diagnosis of SBS, defined as having a small bowel with an estimated length of less than 200 cm (equal to 79 inches) in continuity (latest intestinal resection ≥6 months before screening); * Stable PS need of ≥3 days per week; * No restorative surgery planned during the trial period; * Having a stoma or colon in continuity. Key Exclusion Criteria: * More than 2 SBS- or PS-related hospitalizations within 6 months before screening; * Poorly controlled Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) that is moderately or severely active or a fistula that can interfere with the measurements or examinations required in the trial; * History of colorectal cancer or any other type of cancer (except for margin-free resected cutaneous basal, squamous cell carcinoma or adequately treated in situ cervical cancer) unless the patient has been disease-free for at least 5 years; ongoing bowel obstruction; * BMI \<18.5 kg/m\^2.
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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
31 sites in 14 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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AP-HP - Hôpital Beaujon
RECRUITINGClichy, 92118, France
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Asklepios Klinik St. Georg
RECRUITINGHamburg, Germany
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Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova
RECRUITINGPadova, 35128, Italy
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10117, Germany
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Dél-budai Centrumkórház Szent Imre Egyetemi Oktatókórház
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1115, Hungary
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Eszak-Pesti Centrumkorhaz -Honvedkorhaz- Podmaniczky utcai telephely
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1062, Hungary
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Eugastro Klinische Studien GmbH
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 4103, Germany
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Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
RECRUITINGMilan, 20122, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - PPDS
RECRUITINGRome, Lazio, 00136, Italy
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Helsingin Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala
RECRUITINGHelsinki, 00290, Finland
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - PPDS
RECRUITINGSeville, Sevilla, 41013, Spain
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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna
RECRUITINGSolna, 171 64, Sweden
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Lied Transplant Center at Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
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New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Ullevål
RECRUITINGOslo, 0450, Norway
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Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Gelderland, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Rigshospitalet-Blegdamsvej 9
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Sahlgrenska Universitets sjukhuset
RECRUITINGGothenburg, 413 46, Sweden
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpitala Kliniczny im. Prof. Witolda Orlowskiego Centrum Medycznego Kształcenia Podyplomowego
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 00-416, Poland
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Semmelweis Egyetem - Sebészeti, Transzplantációs és Gasztroenterológiai Klinika
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1082, Hungary
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The University of Chicago Medicine
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637-1443, United States
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Universitair Ziekenhuis (UZ) Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Universitätsklinikum AKH Wien
RECRUITINGVienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Universitätsklinikum Aachen
RECRUITINGAachen, 52074, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Bonn
RECRUITINGBonn, 53127, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Rostock
RECRUITINGRostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18057, Germany
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Washington University Center for Advanced Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital im. M. Pirogowa w Lodzi
RECRUITINGLodz, Lódzkie, 90-531, Poland
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