Your genes may determine if diabetes drug works
NCT ID NCT06256419
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a person's genes influence their response to GLP-1 RA drugs (like exenatide and liraglutide) for type 2 diabetes. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 300 patients to find genetic markers that predict whether the drug lowers blood sugar and weight. The goal is to personalize diabetes treatment based on genetics.
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 (exenatide, liraglutide)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which type 2 diabetes patients will benefit most from GLP-1 RA drugs, leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective study, not a controlled trial, so it can show links but not prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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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25 to 70 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: 1. a diagnosis of T2DM 2. a body mass index (BMI) of 20-35 kg/m2 3. an HbA1c of 7.0%-12%, an age of 25-70 years 4. required data available at baseline and 6 months after GLP-1RA therapy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with serious diseases such as acute myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, trauma, kidney or liver diseases, severe gastrointestinal dysfunction, and history of pancreatitis 2. patients receiving GLP-1 analogues, weight loss drugs, glucocorticoids, drugs affecting gastrointestinal peristalsis in the past 3 months 3. those with missing data at the time points of baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after GLP-1 RA therapy.
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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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China, Jiangsu, Department of Endocrinology
RECRUITINGXuzhou, China, 221006, China
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