Could a diabetes drug help heart defect patients lose weight?
NCT ID NCT07354880
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests the drug tirzepatide (Munjaro) in 30 obese adults with congenital heart disease. Over 6 months, half get the drug and half get a placebo. Researchers will check if it improves exercise ability, heart function, and cholesterol. It is one of the first studies to look at modern weight-loss drugs in this specific group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tirzepatide (Munjaro)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a safe way to help people with congenital heart disease lose weight and improve heart health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects like nausea or vomiting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 70 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: * Obese or overweight adult patients with congenital heart disease * BMI between 30 kg/m² and 40 kg/m² * Prior comprehensive non-pharmacological and non-surgical management of obesity, including a history of at least 12 months of intensive lifestyle intervention with a maximum weight reduction of less than 5% * Stable body weight within the three months preceding study enrollment (defined as weight fluctuations within 5%) * No prior pharmacological or surgical interventions for obesity * Euthyroid state * Eumenorrhea or oligomenorrhea * Ability to comprehend the study objectives and procedures * Willingness to provide informed consent and to comply with the study protocol, including the use of highly effective contraception during the study period, with signed consent and agreement provided in duplicate * Commitment to use highly reliable contraception and absence of plans for pregnancy within the 8 months following enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: * Down syndrome * Type 2 diabetes * Severe heart failure (NYHA IV), EF of systemic or subpulmonary ventricle \< 30%, malignant arrhythmias, severe heart valve disease * Personal history of malignancy, personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma * Personal history of pancreatitis or cholelithiasis * Personal history of acute coronary events or hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease * Current treatment with sympathomimetics or sympatholytic * Psychiatric disorders, personal history of depressive disorders or suicidal ideation * Pregnancy or lactation, postmenopausal, amenorrhea, reliance on natural contraception methods * Excessive alcohol consumption * Smoking
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