PET scans reveal how gut hormones control sugar use
NCT ID NCT07398300
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses advanced full-body PET scans to see how natural gut hormones (GIP and GLP-1) affect how the body takes up sugar and blood flow. It includes healthy adults and people with type 2 diabetes. The goal is to better understand how these hormones work after eating, which may guide future treatments.
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 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
May 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
-
23 to 64 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.
Sub-study 1 (Healthy individuals): * Age 23-50 years * BMI 20.0-26.9 kg/m² * HbA1c \< 42 mmol/mol * Able to provide informed consent Sub-study 2 - Participants with Type 2 Diabetes: * Age 23-60 years * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for ≥3 months * HbA1c \> 53 mmol/mol * Treatment with metformin only * Able to provide informed consent Sub-study 2 - Healthy control participants: * Age 23-64 years * HbA1c \< 42 mmol/mol * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria (applies to all participants unless otherwise specified): * Anaemia (haemoglobin below normal range) * ALT \> 2× upper normal limit or any known hepatobiliary or gastrointestinal disorder * Kidney disease (creatinine above normal range) * Previous gastric or intestinal resection (except appendectomy or cholecystectomy) or major abdominal surgery (including bariatric surgery) * For Sub-study 1: Type 1 or type 2 diabetes or HbA1c ≥ 42 mmol/mol * Use of glucose-lowering medications other than metformin (Sub-study 2 only) * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Sub-study 2 only) * Regular tobacco smoking or use of nicotine-containing products * Claustrophobia * Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or intention to become pregnant during the study period * Initiation of special diets, major lifestyle changes, or weight loss \> 5% within 3 months prior to or during the study * Any medication or physical/psychological condition that may interfere with participation (per investigator judgement) * Inability to speak or read Danish
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Healhty 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
-
Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can mindfulness and yoga rewire diabetes habits?
- Can a vegan diet delivered online help people with type 2 diabetes?
- Tiny horses, big lessons: can ponies help kids tame diabetes?
- Gut microbes in pregnancy and infancy: a window into lifelong health?
- A blood test at 50 could flag your risk of five diseases. can an app stop them?
- Chatbot coach takes aim at diabetes risk after pregnancy