New pill combo aims to slash cholesterol in High-Risk patients
NCT ID NCT07219602
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 study tests whether a daily pill combining obicetrapib and ezetimibe, or obicetrapib alone, can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol more than placebo in 300 people with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Participants continue their standard cholesterol medications. The main goal is to measure cholesterol changes after 84 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- obicetrapib and ezetimibe (fixed-dose combination or obicetrapib alone)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new daily pill option to better control cholesterol in people with diabetes or metabolic syndrome, reducing heart disease risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to everyone. Side effects or lack of significant benefit over existing treatments are possible.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * fasting serum LDL-C ≥ 70 mg/dL (≥1.81 mmol/L) * Have fasting TG ≥150 mg/dL (≥1.7 mmol/L) and \<400 mg/dL (\<4.5 mmol/L) * Know diagnosis of T2DM OR have metabolic syndrome defined as fasting TG ≥150 mg/dL (≥1.7mmol/L) and \<400 mg/dL (\<4.5 mmol/L) and at least 2 risk factors * Are on stable guideline-recommended lipid-lowering therapy * Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥15 mL/min/1.73 m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Have current or any previous history of New York Heart Association class III or IV heart failure or left ventricular ejection fraction \<30% * Have been hospitalized for heart failure within 5 years prior to Screening * Have uncontrolled severe hypertension * Have a formal diagnosis of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia * HbA1c ≥10.0% (≥0.100 hemoglobin fraction) or a fasting glucose ≥270 mg/dL (≥15.0 mmol/L) at Screening * active liver disease
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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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Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
Zwijndrecht, South Holland, 3331LZ, Netherlands
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Baylor College of Medicine - Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention (The Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention)
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Bethesda Diabetes Research Center
Hoogeveen, Drenthe, 7909AA, Netherlands
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Burke Internal Medicine
Burke, Virginia, 22015-2234, United States
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Burke International Medicine DBA Manassas Clinical Research Center
Manassas, Virginia, 20110, United States
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Cardiovascular Center of Sarasote Foundation for Research and Education
Sarasota, Florida, 34239-3513, United States
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Central New York Clinical Research
Manlius, New York, 13104, United States
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Centricity Research dba Lucas Research
Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
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Clinical Research Institute of Arizona
Sun City West, Arizona, 85375, United States
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Clinical Trials of Texas dba Flourish Research
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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DIA-GNOSIS, s.r.o.
Piešťany, Trnava Region, 92101, Slovakia
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DOCTOR MN s.r.o
Čáslav, 286 01, Czechia
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Deventer Ziekenhuis
Deventer, Overijssel, 7416SE, Netherlands
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Diabetes & Glandular Disease Clinic, P.A.
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660, United States
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Diabetologie - Dr. Tomas Edelsberger
Krnov, 79401, Czechia
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Dieko s.r.o
Pilsen, 30100, Czechia
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Dien Servis s.r.o.
Humpolec, Vysocina, 39601, Czechia
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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East Coast Institute of Research LLC
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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East Coast Institute of Research LLC
Lake City, Florida, 32055, United States
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Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine, 04401, United States
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Endeavour Health
Skokie, Illinois, 60077, United States
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Fakultni Nemocnice (FN) v Motole (Motol University Hospital)
Prague, 15006, Czechia
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Floridian Clinical Research
Miami Lakes, Florida, 33016, United States
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Funkystuff s.r.o.
Nové Zámky, Nitra Region, 940 02, Slovakia
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High Desert Heart
Meridian, Idaho, 83642, United States
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Human-Care, s.r.o.
Košice, Košice Region, 4001, Slovakia
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Inspira Health - Internal Medicine Associates
Bridgeton, New Jersey, 08302, United States
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Institut klinicke a experimentalni mediciny
Prague, 140 21, Czechia
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Interni diabetologicka ambulance (Pratia)
Jílové u Prahy, 252 42, Czechia
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JAL s.r.o.
Trnava, Trnava Region, 917 01, Slovakia
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Jefferson City Medical Group
Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109, United States
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Juno Research LLC - Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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K2 Medical Research
Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center (L-MARC)
Louisville, Kentucky, 40213, United States
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MD Medical Research
Oxon Hill, Maryland, 20745, United States
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MEDIKA Hradec Králové, s.r.o.
Hradec Králové, 50002, Czechia
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MUDr. Alena Váchová
České Budějovice, 370 11, Czechia
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MUDr. Žáková s.r.o.
Trenčín, Trenčín Region, 91101, Slovakia
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Montana Medical Research
Missoula, Montana, 59808, United States
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Nemocnice Na Františku
Prague, 11 000, Czechia
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Nemocnicna a.s
Malacky, 901 01, Slovakia
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Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep - Alkmaar
Alkmaar, North Holland, 1815JD, Netherlands
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Pavol Jozef Šafárik University
Košice, Košice Region, 4022, Slovakia
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PharmQuest Life Sciences, LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27408, United States
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PlanIt Research, PLLC
Houston, Texas, 77079, United States
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Pratia Pardubice a.s. (Pratia)
Pardubice, 53002, Czechia
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Rijnstate Ziekenhuis
Arnhem, Gelderland, 6815AD, Netherlands
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Scripps Health - Whittier Diabetes Institute
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Summit Research Group
Munroe Falls, Ohio, 44262, United States
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UC SanDiego Health
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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UF Health Jackson
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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Universal Research Group
Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, California, 91766, United States
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