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NCT07452913Enrolling by invitationPhase 4

Metformin, Empagliflozin With Sitagliptin vs Linagliptin in Type 2 Diabetes

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Metformin-Empagliflozin-Sitagliptin vs. Metformin-Empagliflozin-Linagliptin as Initial Triple Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This clinical trial aims to evaluate and compare the comparative efficacy and safety of Metformin-Empagliflozin-Sitagliptin vs. Metformin-Empagliflozin-Linagliptin in newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. The study will involve 110 participants, aged 30-55, enrolled at the National Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan. The study involves two groups, subjects will receive the following treatments: Group A will receive Tab Metformin 1000mg + Tab Empagliflozin 12.5mg (FDC) + Tab Sitagliptin 50mg, whereas Group B will receive Tab Metformin 1000mg + Tab Empagliflozin 12.5mg + Tab Linagliptin 2.5mg (FDC) per orally, once daily, for 90 days. Safety and efficacy will be assessed through anthropometric measurements and lab investigations at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks, with weekly monitoring of blood sugar levels. The total duration of the study will be 6 months, with a 3-month individual treatment period.

Status (registry)
Enrolling by invitation
Phase (registry)
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
110 (estimated)
First submitted
18 Dec 2025
Start date
1 Jan 2026
Primary completion date
30 Mar 2026
Lead sponsor
Bahria University
NCT number
NCT07452913

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 4
  • Planned participants: 110
  • From 1 Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Mar 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Systemic diseases such as: hypertension, thyroid, liver, renal diseases etc.
  • Known allergy or intolerance to Metformin, Empagliflozin, Sitagliptin or Linagliptin.

Lab values

  • HbA1c \>10 mmol/mol

Other

  • BMI \> 30 kg/m²
  • Pregnancy or lactation

Who the study is looking for

  • Males and Females
  • Age 30-55 years
  • HbA1c = ≥ 8.5 \<10 mmol/mol (ADA. 2025)
  • BMI \>18.5- \<29.9 (WHO Asian Criteria)
  • Treatment naïve patients
  • With / without dyslipidemia

Age in the registry: 30 years to 55 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
National Medical Center Karachi
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KarachiPakistanUnknown status

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