New triple therapy aims to reverse early diabetes
NCT ID NCT07635953
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a combination of three diabetes drugs (tirzepatide, empagliflozin, and pioglitazone) can help people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes achieve remission—meaning their blood sugar stays normal even after stopping medication. About 296 adults will take either the triple therapy or standard metformin-based treatment for 6 months, then stop and be monitored for up to a year. The goal is to see if the triple combo is better at restoring normal blood sugar control without needing lifelong drugs.
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Study facts
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- 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 296 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2031
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female, 18 years≤age≤75 years at the time of signing informed consent. 2. Newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, or diagnosed within 1 years according to the WHO diagnostic criteria. 3. Individuals who had not received previous antidiabetic therapy, or had not received antidiabetic therapy within 3 months prior to screening, or had not received antidiabetic therapy for more than 3 consecutive months or a combined total of more than 3 months in the past 2 years. 4. 6.5%≤HbA1c≤9.0% at screening confirmed by central laboratory analysis. 5. BMI≥24 kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals with type 1 diabetes or special types of diabetes. 2. Allergy or intolerance to investigational drugs. 3. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) \<20 mL/min/1.73 m². 4. Individuals with heart failure in New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class III or IV in the 6 months prior to randomization. 5. History of bladder cancer or hematuria. 6. History of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN 2) or relevant family history. 7. History or family history of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC), or susceptibility to MTC due to hereditary conditions. 8. History of fasting blood glucose≥13.9 mmol/L or the necessity for insulin use due to severe infection, diabetic foot, etc. 9. History of acute diabetic complications: including diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, lactic acidosis. 10. Severe diabetic microvascular complications: proliferative retinopathy, or urinary AER\>300mg/g, or urinary protein positive, quantitative \>0.5g/24h. 11. Uncontrolled painful diabetic neuropathy and significant diabetic autonomic neuropathy. 12. Severe diabetic macrovascular complications: myocardial infarction, stroke or hospitalization for unstable angina and/or transient ischemic attack and/or peripheral arterial disease required for vascular intervention or amputation within the 12 months prior to screening. 13. Blood pressure persistently higher than 180/110 mmHg and not controllable to ≤160/100 mmHg within 1 week. 14. Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≥2.5 times the upper normal limit, total bilirubin ≥1.5 times the upper normal limit. 15. Hemoglobin \<100g/L or requiring regular blood transfusion. 16. Use of medicines potentially affecting blood glucose for more than 1 week cumulatively in the past 12 weeks, such as corticosteroids, growth hormone analogs, estrogen/progestogen, high-dose diuretics, antipsychotic drugs, etc. 17. Participation in another trial involving medicine therapy within the past 3 months. 18. Expected lifespan less than 2 years as per the investigator's clinical judgment, e.g., but not limited to malignancy. 19. Pregnant or lactating females, or females of childbearing potential who cannot or are unwilling to use adequate contraception. 20. Deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial at the discretion of the investigator.
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Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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