New combo pill may help diabetes patients control blood sugar
NCT ID NCT06495281
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed observational study looked at over 2,000 adults with type 2 diabetes who were already taking metformin plus another diabetes drug. Researchers wanted to see if adding a new combination pill called Zemidapa (which contains two diabetes medicines) could improve blood sugar control. The main goal was to measure changes in HbA1c (a long-term blood sugar marker) after 12 weeks. The study also tracked how many patients reached the recommended HbA1c target of below 7%.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Zemidapa (a combination of gemigliptin and dapagliflozin) and metformin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that adding Zemidapa to existing metformin therapy helps more patients reach their blood sugar targets.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less reliable. It only looks at short-term (12-week) effects, and long-term benefits or risks remain unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2,044 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Primary care clinic, secondary and tetiary hospital
- Ages
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19 years and older
- 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: * type 2 DM Patients who are receiving one of the following three therapies during which the patients are prescribed with Zemidapa Tab. for the first time at the discretion of the attending physician: 1. Double combination therapy (Metformin and a DPP-4 inhibitor other than Gemigliptin) 2. Triple combination therapy (Metformin, a DPP-4 inhibitor other than Gemigliptin, and a SGLT-2 inhibitor) 3. Triple combination therapy (Metformin, a DPP-4 inhibitor other than Gemigliptin, and Sulfonylurea \[SU\]) * patients with HbA1c results and who signed the written consent form Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients contraindicated for the approved use of Zemidapa Tab. or have participated in another clinical study within 12 weeks
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, 58128, South Korea
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