Massive study reveals best diabetes drugs for your heart
NCT ID NCT05073692
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at nearly 242,000 adults with type 2 diabetes to compare different glucose-lowering medications and their effects on heart health. The goal was to help patients and doctors choose the best treatment based on age, sex, race, and kidney function. The main focus was on major heart problems like heart attacks and strokes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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241,981 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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
Patients from six large care delivery systems with integrated administrative and EHR clinical data sources (Geisinger in Pennsylvania, Henry Ford Health System in Michigan, HealthPartners Institute in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, Southern California, and Hawaii) who were new users of glucose-lowering medications between 01/01/2014 and 12/31/2021.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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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* Dispensing of either of the set of drugs being compared * No prior dispensing of nor contraindication for any of the drugs compared * Evidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis * Age 18 or older * Not currently pregnant * No evidence of dementia or short-term life expectancy from prior cancer diagnoses * History of ≥2 years of continuous health plan membership * ≥1 A1c test in the past 18 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Geisinger
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17821, United States
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HealthPartners Institute
Bloomington, Minnesota, 55425, United States
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Pasadena, California, 91101, United States
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Romain S. Neugebauer
Pleasanton, California, 94588, United States
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