Dulaglutide Tested for High Blood Sugar in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
Tests dulaglutide, a weekly injection, in adults with cystic fibrosis and abnormal blood sugar.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Pennsylvania
- Where
- Aurora and Philadelphia, United StatesSee the 2 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- GLP-1 Agonist Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis-Related Glucose Intolerance
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- People taking part
- 30 people, planned
- Started
- 16 Jul 2021
- Expected to end
- 30 Jun 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Dulaglutide 0.75Mg/0.5Ml Inj Pen
- Record updated
- 18 May 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with cystic fibrosis who need pancreatic enzyme replacement and have abnormal glucose tolerance or cystic fibrosis-related diabetes.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Cystic fibrosis confirmed by a positive sweat test or CFTR mutation test. Pancreatic insufficiency, meaning pancreatic enzyme replacement is needed. Abnormal glucose tolerance on an OGTT (EGI, IGT or CFRD), or diagnosed CFRD. People with CFRD and fasting high blood sugar must have HbA1c ≤8% (64 mmol/mol) and random C-peptide ≥1.2 ng/mL; only n =10 of them can join.
- Earlier treatment
- No prior lung, liver or other solid organ transplant. Prandial insulin or repaglinide is allowed. People on basal insulin count as having fasting high blood sugar.
- Biomarker or test result
- Positive sweat test or CFTR mutation analysis. Glucose tolerance test (OGTT) showing EGI, IGT or CFRD. HbA1c ≤8% (64 mmol/mol) and random C-peptide ≥1.2 ng/mL for CFRD with fasting high blood sugar.
Main reasons for not taking part
- BMI <19 kg/m2
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Diabetes not caused by cystic fibrosis, or CFRD with fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL (7 mmol/L)
- Personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or MEN2
- Pancreatitis with symptoms within the last year
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 1. Male or female, aged ≥18 years on date of consent
- 2. Confirmed diagnosis of CF, defined by positive sweat test or Cystic Fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation analysis according to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) diagnostic criteria
- 3. Pancreatic insufficiency defined by clinical requirement for pancreatic enzyme replacement
- 4. Abnormal glucose tolerance defined by OGTT criteria for EGI, IGT, or CFRD, or diagnosed CFRD; There will be no restriction on enrollment of individuals with CFRD but without fasting hyperglycemia (fasting hyperglycemia is defined as fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL); Individuals with CFRD and fasting hyperglycemia (defined as above or by the use of basal insulin therapy) must also have a HbA1c ≤8% and a random (non-fasting) C-peptide ≥1.2 ng/mL17; enrollment of this subgroup will be limited to n =10
- 5. Ability to take subcutaneous medication and be willing to adhere to the weekly administration regimen and complete study specific procedures (MMTT)
- 6. For females of reproductive potential: use of highly effective contraception for at least 1 month prior to screening and agreement to use such a method during study participation and for an additional 6 weeks after the end of dulaglutide or observation administration; oral contraceptives, intra-uterine devices, Norplant®, Depo-Provera®, and barrier devices with spermicide are acceptable contraceptive methods; condoms used alone are not acceptable
Who cannot take part
- 6. Pulmonary exacerbation requiring IV antibiotics or systemic glucocorticoids within 4 weeks prior to study procedures
- 10. Prior lung, liver or other solid organ transplant
- 2. Presence of first-degree atrioventricular block or other evidence for cardiac conduction system or structural heart defects
- 4. Known allergic reactions to any GLP-1 agonist, and any history of severe hypersensitivity reactions (anaphylaxis or angioedema)
- 5. Personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2)
- 9. History of clinically symptomatic pancreatitis within the last year
- 11. Severe CF liver disease, as defined by the presence of portal hypertension
- 12. History of fundoplication-related dumping syndrome
- 15. History of any illness or condition that, in the opinion of the investigator might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk to the subject
- 8. Established diagnosis of non-CF diabetes (e.g. type 1 diabetes) or CFRD with fasting hyperglycemia (fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL [use of prandial insulin or repaglinide will be permitted])
- 13. Hemoglobin <10 g/dL, within 90 days of study procedures or at screening
- 14. Abnormal renal function, within 90 days of study procedures or at screening; defined as creatinine >2x upper limit of normal (ULN) or potassium >5.5mEq/L on non-hemolyzed specimen
- 1. BMI <19 kg/m2
- 3. Pregnancy or lactation; a negative urine pregnancy test will be required at enrollment
- 7. Gastrointestinal symptom exacerbation defined by current nausea/vomiting or diarrhea
Where in United States
- Children's Hospital of ColoradoAurora, United StatesContact: Hannah WesselTaking people
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, United StatesContact: Paola Alvarado, MSTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Diabetes is a major co-morbidity in pancreatic insufficient cystic fibrosis (PI-CF) and associated with worse outcomes. While reduced β-cell mass contributes to the insulin secretory defects that characterizes cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD), other modifiable determinants appear operative in the emergence and progression of abnormal glucose tolerance towards diabetes. Identifying interventions to preserve β-cell function are crucial for delaying and potentially preventing CFRD development. In this study, we hypothesize that weekly administration of the long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist dulaglutide will improve defective early-phase insulin secretion and improve glucose tolerance during a mixed-meal tolerance test.
The 2 groups in the trial
- DulaglutideTreatment being tested
The Mixed Meal Tolerance Test as described in the primary outcome section will be performed at baseline and after 6 weeks of dulaglutide therapy in the intervention period.
Treatment: Dulaglutide 0.75Mg/0.5Ml Inj Pen
- ObservationNo study treatment, for comparison
The Mixed Meal Tolerance Test as described in the primary outcome section will be performed at baseline and after 6 weeks of no intervention in the observation period.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Effect of GLP-1 Agonist Therapy on Insulin Secretion in Adults With Pancreatic Insufficient Cystic Fibrosis and Abnormal Glucose Tolerance: a Randomized, Open-label, Cross-over Trial
- Plain-language title
- Dulaglutide Tested for High Blood Sugar in Adults With Cystic FibrosisGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 18 May 2026