Can a Weight-Loss drug shield hearts in type 1 diabetes?
NCT ID NCT06411210
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing whether semaglutide, a medication used for obesity, can improve heart health in young adults (ages 18-30) who have both type 1 diabetes and obesity. Participants will receive either semaglutide or a placebo for a year. The study will measure changes in body fat, insulin resistance, and blood fats to see if the drug reduces cardiovascular risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Semaglutide (an injectable GLP-1 medication)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that semaglutide reduces heart risk in young adults with type 1 diabetes and obesity, potentially leading to a new treatment option.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and results may not apply to everyone. Semaglutide can cause side effects like nausea and vomiting, and its long-term effects in type 1 diabetes are not yet known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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 to 30 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-30 years with T1D whose BMI meets FDA approval criteria for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy (BMI ≥30 kg/m2 alone or BMI ≥27 kg/m2 with a weight-related comorbidity) * Clinical diagnosis of T1D * Diabetes duration diagnosed ≥ 12 months ago * HbA1c ≤10% at screening and within the past 90 days * Stable reported insulin dosing in the past 90 days (within 15%) * Stable reported BMI in the past 90 days (within 5%) * Ability to provide written informed consent before any trial-related activities * Use of real-time continuous glucose monitoring and planned continued use * Females and males of childbearing potential willing to use highly effective methods of contraception for at least 1 month prior to randomization and agreement to use such a method during study participation and for 2 months after the last dose of study medication administration: Combined estrogen-progestogen contraception including: oral, intravaginal, transdermal (patch), Progestogen-only contraception: oral, injectable or implantable, Placement of an intrauterine device or intrauterine system, Bilateral tubal occlusion (fallopian tubes are blocked), Male partner sterilization (with the appropriate post-vasectomy documentation of the absence of sperm in the ejaculate), or Complete sexual abstinence from male-female sex) * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures, medication regimen, and availability for the duration of the study * Participants cannot be randomized if any laboratory safety parameter at screening is outside the below extended laboratory ranges. For randomization, participants should have 1. Creatinine \<1.0mg 2. Triglycerides (\<400 mg/dl) 3. ALT \<3.5 times the upper normal limit (UNL) Exclusion Criteria: * Use of adjunctive diabetes therapies or anti-obesity medications (including any GLP-1 agonist) currently or within the past 6 months. * Insulin dosing \<0.5 units/kg/day * Current psychiatric conditions impacting weight, including known eating disorders * Contraindications to study medications, including: * Personal history of pancreatitis, renal impairment, or known liver disease other than non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis * Personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 * Known or suspected allergy to semaglutide, excipients, or related products. * Use of lipid lowering medications other than statins and omega-3 products * Previous randomization in this trial. Participants who enrolled but did not randomize can be re-screened. Potential reasons for enrolment without randomization include scheduling conflicts for the baseline studies, or for females, not yet meeting the highly effective methods of contraception criteria. * Pregnant, breast-feeding or the intention of becoming pregnant or not using adequate contraceptive measures * Diabetic ketoacidosis in the past 6 months * Not meeting MRI safety criteria or claustrophobia preventing participation in the MRI * Anemia or known hematologic condition impacting HbA1c reading, or another medical condition that precludes participation. * Treatment with another investigational drug or other intervention within the past 1 month * Subjects with a PHQ-9 score \>15 or those found to have a lifetime history of suicide attempts, or suicidal ideation within the past 3 months on the C-SSRS * Corn allergy * Subjects with severe hypoglycemia requiring hospitalization in the past 3 months * Clinically significant gastroparesis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale Pediatric Diabetes Center, Adult and Children's Progam
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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