Phase 4 · Semaglutide

NCT05786521 trial results

The Effect of GLP1 Receptor Agonists on Physical Function, Body Composition, and Biomarkers of Aging in Older Overweight/Obese Adults With Insulin Resistance

Lean Body Mass Change (g), Baseline to 20 weeks. Semaglutide and Lifestyle Intervention: -1730.6; Lifestyle Intervention: -421.

Participants
20
Status
completed
Completed
2024-05-20
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

As posted on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05786521), updated at source May 4, 2025. Read again whenever the registry updates it. Registry figures can differ from a published paper, which may use another analysis.

Primary outcome

What NCT05786521 measured first

Lean Body Mass Changeg · Baseline to 20 weeks · mean
Semaglutide and Lifestyle Interventionn=10Lifestyle Interventionn=10
-1730.6(-3063 to -398)-421(-1745 to 911)
Side effects by arm

Side effects in NCT05786521

Percent of participants affected, 20 weeks. The most common events the registry lists.

EventSemaglutide and Lifestyle InterventionLifestyle Intervention
Any serious event0%0%
Abdominal pain60%10%
The trial

How NCT05786521 was run

Semaglutide is a medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an antihyperglycemic (a drug that reduces glucoses in those with diabetes) and for weight management. This new study will help find out what effects, semaglutide has on people who take the drug and the drug's effect on physical function, body composition, and aging.

  • Semaglutide and lifestyle intervention: Participants will meet with a dietician throughout the study to discuss lifestyle counseling based on recommendation in the diabetes prevention program. They will also be given semaglutide for 20 weeks.
  • Lifestyle intervention: Participants will meet with a dietician throughout the study to discuss lifestyle counseling based on recommendation in the diabetes prevention program
Who could join the trial

Inclusion Criteria: * Older than 65 * Have prediabetes or diabetes * BMI ≥ 27.0 kg/m2 * Living independently (not in assisted living or nursing home) Exclusion Criteria: * Have heart disease * Have liver disease * Smoke

Published papers

Papers from NCT05786521

Trial averages do not predict what one person will experience. Results are shown as the registry posts them, without interpretation.

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