A Study of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) in Adult Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Switching From Dulaglutide (SURPASS-SWITCH)

NCT ID: NCT05564039

Last Updated: 2025-08-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

282 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-30

Study Completion Date

2024-08-12

Brief Summary

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The main purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of switching from weekly dulaglutide to weekly tirzepatide compared to increasing the dulaglutide dose in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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15 Milligram (mg) Tirzepatide or Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

Participants received tirzepatide administered as subcutaneous (SC) injection via a single-dose pen (SDP) once weekly (QW) for 40 weeks.

The starting dose of tirzepatide was 2.5 mg QW, which increased by 2.5 mg every 4 weeks (2.5 mg to 5 mg to 7.5 mg to 10 mg to 12.5mg to 15 mg) until 15 mg or MTD was reached.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tirzepatide

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered SC

4.5 mg Dulaglutide or MTD

Participants received dulaglutide administered as SC injection via a SDP QW for 40 weeks.

The starting dose of dulaglutide was either 1.5 mg QW, which increased by 1.5 mg every 4 weeks (1.5 mg to 3 mg to 4.5 mg) until 4.5 mg or MTD was reached, or 3.0 mg QW, which increased to 4.5 mg after 4 weeks or until MTD was reached.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dulaglutide

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered SC

Interventions

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Tirzepatide

Administered SC

Intervention Type DRUG

Dulaglutide

Administered SC

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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LY3298176 LY2189265

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have type 2 diabetes
* Have HbA1c ≥7.0% (≥53 mmol/mol) to ≤9.5% (≤80 mmol/mol)
* Are currently on a stable dose of dulaglutide weekly (0.75 mg or 1.5 mg) for at least 6 months prior to screening.
* No treatment with oral antihyperglycemic medication (OAM), or on a stable dose of up to 3 OAMs, which may include metformin, sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), and/or sulfonylurea, for at least 3 months before screening.
* Have had stable body weight (±5%) during the 90 days preceding screening
* Have BMI ≥25 kilogram/square meter (kg/m²)

Exclusion Criteria

* Have type 1 diabetes
* Have a history of chronic or acute pancreatitis
* Have a history of

* proliferative diabetic retinopathy, or
* diabetic maculopathy, or
* nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy that requires acute treatment.
* Have any of these cardiovascular (CV) conditions within 60 days prior to screening:

* acute myocardial infarction,
* cerebrovascular accident (stroke), or
* hospitalization due to congestive heart failure (CHF).
* Have New York Heart Assocation (NYHA) Functional Classification Class IV CHF
* Have family or personal history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2).
* Have within 90 days prior to screening received treatment with medications intended to promote weight loss. This includes prescribed, over-the-counter, or alternative remedies
* Have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<30 mL/minute/1.73 m2 (or lower than the country-specific threshold for discontinuing metformin therapy per local label)
* Have been treated with insulin prior to screening

* Exception: use of insulin for gestational diabetes or short-term use (\<14 days) for acute conditions such as acute illness, hospitalization, or elective surgery.
* Have a history of reduction of dose of dulaglutide, due to intolerability, without successful reescalation
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eli Lilly and Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Eli Lilly and Company

Locations

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ALL Medical Research, LLC

Cooper City, Florida, United States

Site Status

Metabolic Research Institute, Inc.

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

NorthShore University Health System

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Clinvest Research LLC

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC

Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

Juno Research

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Biopharma Informatic, LLC

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Juno Research

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Southern Endocrinology Associates

Mesquite, Texas, United States

Site Status

North Hills Family Medicine/North Hills Medical Research

North Richland Hills, Texas, United States

Site Status

Imelda General Hospital

Bonheiden, Antwerpen, Belgium

Site Status

Antwerp University Hospital

Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium

Site Status

ZNA Jan Palfijn

Merksem, Flanders, Belgium

Site Status

AZ Nikolaas

Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Site Status

UZ Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Site Status

Az Damiaan vzw

Ostend, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Site Status

InnoDiab Forschung Gmbh

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Institut für Diabetesforschung GmbH Münster

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Studienzentrum Dr. Tasso Bieler

Riesa, Saxony, Germany

Site Status

RED-Institut GmbH

Oldenburg in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Site Status

Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum am Bahnhof Spandau

Spandau, State of Berlin, Germany

Site Status

Diabeteszentrum Hamburg West

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

Diseno y Planeacion en Investigacion Medica

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Site Status

Unidad de Investigación Clínica y Atención Médica HEPA

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Site Status

Centro Especializado En Diabetes, Obesidad Y Prevencion De Enfermedades Cardiovasculares

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Site Status

Instituto de Diabetes, Obesidad y Nutricion

Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Site Status

Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez"

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Site Status

Unidad biomedica avanzada monterrey

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Site Status

Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez"

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Site Status

Centro de Estudios de Investigacion Metabolicos y Cardiovasculares

Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Site Status

Investigacion En Salud Y Metabolismo Sc

Chihuahua City, , Mexico

Site Status

Diabdana

Oradea, Bihor County, Romania

Site Status

Mariodiab Clinic

Brasov, Brașov County, Romania

Site Status

Geea Medical Easy Diet

Bucharest, București, Romania

Site Status

Gama Diamed

Mangalia, Constanța County, Romania

Site Status

CMI DNBM Dr. Pop Lavinia

Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania

Site Status

Clinica Korall

Satu Mare, , Romania

Site Status

Countries

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United States Belgium Germany Mexico Romania

References

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Billings LK, Winne L, Sharma P, Gomez-Valderas E, Chivukula KK, Kwan AYM. Comparison of Dose Escalation Versus Switching to Tirzepatide Among People With Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled on Lower Doses of Dulaglutide : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2025 May;178(5):609-619. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-24-03849. Epub 2025 Apr 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40183678 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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https://trials.lilly.com/en-US/trial/362875

A Study of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) in Adult Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Switching From Dulaglutide (SURPASS-SWITCH)

Other Identifiers

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I8F-MC-GPIH

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2022-500101-41-00

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

18395

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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