Which diabetes pill is better for your heart? huge study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07390110
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This large study compares two diabetes drugs—oral semaglutide and sitagliptin—in over 25,000 people with type 2 diabetes and heart failure. Researchers want to see which drug better prevents heart failure worsening or death. The study uses existing medical records to mimic a clinical trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oral semaglutide and sitagliptin
- What this could lead to
- If this study shows one drug works better, it could guide doctors to a more effective treatment for heart failure in people with diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study using existing data, not a controlled trial. Results may be affected by unmeasured differences between groups, so they cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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25,664 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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.
Who is studied
Individuals aged 18 years or older with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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.
Eligible Cohort Entry Dates: * Optum: Eligible cohort entry period from September 20, 2019 to November 30, 2025. * Marketscan: Eligible cohort entry from September 20, 2019 to December 31, 2023. * Medicare: Eligible cohort entry from September 20, 2019 to December 31, 2020. Inclusion Criteria: * Heart failure * BMI \> 27.0kg/m2 * Type 2 diabetes mellitus * LVEF \> 45% * Age \> 18 years * Sex: male or female Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma, other malignancy * Type 1 diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy, bariatric surgery, end-stage renal disease or dialysis, nursing home admission * Any use of GLP-1-RA including injectable semaglutide except oral semaglutide, pregnancy, treatment with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion * Concurrent use of both study drugs
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02120, United States
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