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Could a daily pill replace insulin for kidney transplant patients?

NCT ID NCT05702931

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether oral semaglutide (Rybelsus) can safely control high blood sugar in people who recently had a kidney transplant. About 104 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo for 14 weeks, alongside standard care. The goal is to see if it works as well as insulin without harming the new kidney or causing dangerous low blood sugar.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Semaglutide (Rybelsus) - a tablet that lowers blood sugar and helps with weight loss
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a safer, more convenient alternative to insulin for managing high blood sugar after kidney transplant, potentially reducing weight gain and hypoglycemia risk.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase trial (104 people) testing a drug not yet proven safe in transplant recipients. There are concerns about kidney graft function and gastrointestinal side effects.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 104 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 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 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written informed consent obtained before any trial-related procedures are performed 2. Male or female; age: 18-80 years 3. Diagnosis of post-transplant hyperglycaemia 10 to 40 days after transplantation: Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or an oral glucose tolerance test with at plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L or Pre-transplant type 2 diabetes: Receiving glucose-lowring treatment prior to kidney transplantation 4. An eGFR \> 15 ml/min/1.73 m2 10 to 40 days after renal transplantation 5. Subject must be willing and able to comply with trial protocol Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes 2. Dialysis 3. High risk immunological transplantation (not including ABO-incompatible or re-transplantation) 4. Early graft rejection (all rejections verified by biopsy, except borderline rejections. Study initiations can begin 5 days after last dose of rejection treatment with methylprednisolone) 5. Chronic pancreatitis/previous acute pancreatitis 6. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to trial or related products 7. Use of DPP-4 inhibitors within five days prior to screening 8. Use of GLP-1RA within 10 days prior to screening 9. Malignancy (except basal cell carcinoma) 10. Inflammatory bowel disease 11. Previous bowel resection 12. Cardiac disease defined as decompensated heart failure (New York Heart Association class III-IV) and/or diagnosis of unstable angina pectoris and/or myocardial infarction within the last six months 13. Any acute condition or exacerbation of chronic condition that would in the investigator's opinion interfere with the initial trial visit schedule and procedures. 14. Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant, breast-feeding, intend to become pregnant, or are not using adequate contraceptive methods 15. Impaired liver function (plasma ALAT \> two times upper reference levels) 16. Elevated amylase (plasma amylase \> two times upper reference levels) 17. Untreated proliferative diabetic retinopathy, untreated diabetic macular edema or active conditions of this type that are not under therapeutic control according 18. Any condition that clinically significantly impairs the observation of the fundus or anterior chamber

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department og Nephrology and Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet

    RECRUITING

    Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

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