NCT07635953Not yet recruitingPhase 3
New Triple Combination Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes
Combination Therapy With Tirzepatide, Empagliflozin and Pioglitazone Versus Standard Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: a Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the efficacy of combination therapy with tirzepatide, empagliflozin and pioglitazone versus standard therapy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. The main objectives to achieve are: 1. To compare efficacy of the triple combination therapy against standard therapy in achieving type 2 diabetes remission in patients newly diagnosed with T2DM. 2. To compare the effects on β-cell function and glycemic control of the triple combination therapy against standard therapy in patients newly diagnosed with T2DM Researchers will compare drug new triple combination therapy with tirzepatide, empagliflozin, and pioglitazone to standard therapy (metformin based treatment) to see if new triple combination therapy works better in achieving type 2 diabetes remission. Participants will: 1. Take new triple combination therapy or a standard therapy every day for 6 months 2. Visit the clinic once every 0.5-1 month for checkups and tests 3. Keep a diary of their fingertip blood glucose and adverse events
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 296 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 3 Jun 2026
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jul 2029
- Lead sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Diseases
- Type 2 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT07635953
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Planned participants: 296
- From 1 Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Jul 2029
- 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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Prior treatment
- Allergy or intolerance to investigational drugs.
- Individuals with heart failure in New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class III or IV in the 6 months prior to randomization.
- Severe diabetic macrovascular complications: myocardial infarction, stroke or hospitalization for unstable angina and/or transient ischemic attack and/or peripheral arterial disease required for vascular intervention or amputation within the 12 months prior to screening.
- Participation in another trial involving medicine therapy within the past 3 months.
Other illness
- Individuals with type 1 diabetes or special types of diabetes.
- History of bladder cancer or hematuria.
- History of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN 2) or relevant family history.
- History or family history of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC), or susceptibility to MTC due to hereditary conditions.
- History of acute diabetic complications: including diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, lactic acidosis.
- Expected lifespan less than 2 years as per the investigator's clinical judgment, e.g., but not limited to malignancy.
Lab values
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) \<20 mL/min/1.73 m².
- History of fasting blood glucose≥13.9 mmol/L or the necessity for insulin use due to severe infection, diabetic foot, etc.
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≥2.5 times the upper normal limit, total bilirubin ≥1.5 times the upper normal limit.
- Hemoglobin \<100g/L or requiring regular blood transfusion.
- Use of medicines potentially affecting blood glucose for more than 1 week cumulatively in the past 12 weeks, such as corticosteroids, growth hormone analogs, estrogen/progestogen, high-dose diuretics, antipsychotic drugs, etc.
Other
- Severe diabetic microvascular complications: proliferative retinopathy, or urinary AER\>300mg/g, or urinary protein positive, quantitative \>0.5g/24h.
- Uncontrolled painful diabetic neuropathy and significant diabetic autonomic neuropathy.
- Blood pressure persistently higher than 180/110 mmHg and not controllable to ≤160/100 mmHg within 1 week.
- Pregnant or lactating females, or females of childbearing potential who cannot or are unwilling to use adequate contraception.
- Deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial at the discretion of the investigator.
Who the study is looking for
- Male or female, 18 years≤age≤75 years at the time of signing informed consent.
- Newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, or diagnosed within 1 years according to the WHO diagnostic criteria.
- Individuals who had not received previous antidiabetic therapy, or had not received antidiabetic therapy within 3 months prior to screening, or had not received antidiabetic therapy for more than 3 consecutive months or a combined total of more than 3 months in the past 2 years.
- 6.5%≤HbA1c≤9.0% at screening confirmed by central laboratory analysis.
- BMI≥24 kg/m2.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guangzhou | China | Unknown status |
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