New pill may help diabetics fast safely during ramadan
NCT ID NCT07613307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a once-daily pill called orforglipron in adults with type 2 diabetes who plan to fast during Ramadan. The goal is to see if the drug helps control blood sugar and weight without causing harm. About 130 participants will take the pill for up to 48 weeks, with clinic and virtual visits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 65 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: * Have a clinical diagnosis of T2D based on the World Health Organization (WHO) classification or other locally applicable diagnostic standards. * Have an HbA1c value of at least 7.0% (53 millimoles per mole (mmol/mol)) to less than 9.5% (91 mmol/mol) at screening. * Intend to be compliant with the fast during the Ramadan period. * Have had stable body weight self-reported change of 5 kilograms (kg) or lower during the 90 days prior to screening. * Have body mass index (BMI) of 25 kilograms per meter square (kg/m2) or higher at screening. Exclusion Criteria: * Have any form of diabetes other than T2D, including type 1 diabetes (T1D), gestational diabetes, latent autoimmune diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, and medication-induced diabetes * Have a family (first-degree relative) or personal history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. * Have a history of chronic or acute pancreatitis any time prior to screening * Have evidence of a significant, uncontrolled endocrine abnormality, for example, thyrotoxic or adrenal crises, in the opinion of the investigator * Have a history of an active or untreated malignancy or are in remission from a clinically significant malignancy for less than 5 years. * Have a history of cholecystectomy (surgically removed gallbladder) * Have New York Heart Association Functional Classification IV congestive heart-failure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
40 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aliwal Shoal Medical Centre
RECRUITINGeMkhomazi, 4170, South Africa
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Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals limited
RECRUITINGKolkata, 700054, India
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Be Part Research (PTY) LTD
RECRUITINGPaarl, 7626, South Africa
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Brij Medical Centre Pvt. Ltd.
RECRUITINGKanpur, 208020, India
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Burjeel Medical City
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAbu Dhabi, 00000, United Arab Emirates
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Diabetes Clinic
RECRUITINGNellore, 524001, India
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Dr JM Engelbrecht Trial Site
RECRUITINGSomerset West, 7130, South Africa
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Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital
RECRUITINGJeddah, 23331, Saudi Arabia
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Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRiyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia
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Drs H & V Makan Centre for Diabetes
RECRUITINGLenasia, 1827, South Africa
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Dubai Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDubai, 7272, United Arab Emirates
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Emirates Hospital Dubai
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDubai, 0000, United Arab Emirates
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Emmed Research
RECRUITINGPretoria, 0002, South Africa
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Fola Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJohannesburg, 2091, South Africa
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Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
RECRUITINGDammam, 34212, Saudi Arabia
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JOSHA Research
RECRUITINGBloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
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KGN Diabetes and Endocrinology Centre
RECRUITINGMumbai, 400008, India
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King Abdulaziz University Hospital
RECRUITINGJeddah, 22254, Saudi Arabia
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King Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAl-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia
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King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital Jeddah
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJeddah, 23311, Saudi Arabia
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King Fahad Specialist Hospital
RECRUITINGDammam, 32253, Saudi Arabia
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King Saud University Medical City
RECRUITINGRiyadh, 11472, Saudi Arabia
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Mysore Medical College and Research Institute
RECRUITINGMysore, 570001, India
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NMC Abu Dhabi
RECRUITINGAbu Dhabi, 6222, United Arab Emirates
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NMC Royal hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAbu Dhabi, 00000, United Arab Emirates
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National Guard Health Affairs: King Abdulaziz Medical City
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJeddah, 21423, Saudi Arabia
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Osepdale Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRiyadh, 12231, Saudi Arabia
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Osmania General Hospital
RECRUITINGHyderabad, 500012, India
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Sarojini Naidu Medical College
RECRUITINGAgra, 282003, India
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Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
RECRUITINGAbu Dhabi, 0000, United Arab Emirates
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Supe Heart & Diabetes Hospital & Research Centre
RECRUITINGNashik, 422002, India
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Synergy Biomed Research Institute (SBRI)
RECRUITINGEast London, 5201, South Africa
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Synopsis Research
RECRUITINGCape Town, 7708, South Africa
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TASK Central
RECRUITINGCape Town, 7530, South Africa
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TREAD Research
RECRUITINGCape Town, 7500, South Africa
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Tawam Hospital
RECRUITINGAl Ain City, 15258, United Arab Emirates
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Tiervlei Trial Centre
RECRUITINGCape Town, 7530, South Africa
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Trident Clinical
RECRUITINGKimberley, 8301, South Africa
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Ubuntu Clinical Research Krugersdorp
RECRUITINGKrugersdorp, 1739, South Africa
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Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGVisakhapatna, 530040, India
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