Scientists probe GLP-1's role in Post-Bypass blood sugar woes
NCT ID NCT01803451
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a hormone called GLP-1 helps control blood sugar and weight loss after gastric bypass surgery. Researchers will give a drug that blocks GLP-1 to 80 people, including those who had surgery and healthy controls, to measure its effects. The goal is to understand why some patients develop low blood sugar after surgery and how GLP-1 contributes to improved glucose metabolism.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exendin-(9-39)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could clarify why some patients develop low blood sugar after gastric bypass and point toward better management strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase, observational study with only 80 participants. It is not testing a new treatment, so direct patient benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Nov 2005
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * age 18-65 * healthy control without diabetes or active organ disease * Individuals with bariatric surgery * recurrent hypoglycemia post gastric bypass Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * significant anemia * diabetes currently unless pre-op for bariatric surgery procedure * GI obstruction
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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South Texas Veterans Health Care System
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Texas Diabetes Institute - University Health System
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78207, United States
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