Diabetes drug semaglutide studied for lung clot recovery
NCT ID NCT06118203
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested whether semaglutide, a drug used for diabetes, could reduce inflammation in 18 people who had a blood clot in their lungs (pulmonary embolism). Researchers measured changes in blood markers of inflammation over 4 weeks. The goal was to see if the drug might help recovery, but the study was small and focused on lab results, not patient symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Semaglutide
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a new way to reduce inflammation after a pulmonary embolism.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study that only measured blood markers, not patient outcomes. The results may not lead to any treatment change.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- 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
Acute admission with acute pulmonary embolism
- Ages
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18 to 80 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: Acute pulmonary embolism Exclusion Criteria: Concurrent use of GLP-1 agonist
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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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Colm McCabe
London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
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