The Effects of Tirzepatide in People With Overweight/Obesity and Coronary Artery Disease
NCT ID: NCT06606821
Last Updated: 2025-05-22
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
PHASE4
124 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-10-01
2028-08-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The investigators hypothesize that once-weekly sc. tirzepatide can reduce coronary lipid accumulation in the arterial wall and the progression of atheromatosis in individuals with overweight or obesity and established high-risk atherosclerosis. The investigators aim to investigate this hypothesis in a proof-of-principle study by investigating the change in coronary plaque composition in individuals with overweight or obesity and coronary artery disease (CAD) with high-risk characteristics by NIRS imaging randomised to 52-week treatment with tirzepatide or placebo.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Tirzepatide
Tirzepatide is administered sc. once-weekly.
Tirzepatide
Investigational drug will be administered as a sc. injection once-weekly.
Placebo
Placebo is administered sc. once-weekly.
Placebo
Placebo containing the same excipients and volume as the active treatment arm but without tirzepatide will be administered as a sc. injection once-weekly.
Interventions
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Tirzepatide
Investigational drug will be administered as a sc. injection once-weekly.
Placebo
Placebo containing the same excipients and volume as the active treatment arm but without tirzepatide will be administered as a sc. injection once-weekly.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* BMI equal to or above 27 kg/m2
* Age 18 years or older
* Referred to coronary angiogram (CAG) due to stable angina
* Coronary atheromatosis by angiography (obstructive or non-obstructive)
* LCBI4mm \>200 by NIRS in a vessel not subjected to coronary intervention
Exclusion Criteria
* Treatment with Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RA)
* History of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
* Planned CV intervention (including percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac surgery or transcatheter valve intervention) at time of randomisation
* History of heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV
* Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35%
* eGFR \<30 ml/min/1.53 m2
* History of pancreatitis or plasma amylase \>2 times upper normal limit
* Impaired hepatic function at baseline (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>3 times the upper limit of normal)
* Pregnancy, planned pregnancy or breastfeeding
* Family or history of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2 or familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC)
* Hypersensitivity to the active substance (Tirzepatide) or to any of the excipients
* Left main stenosis (≥50% diameter or haemodynamically significant)
* Chronic total occlusion of any major coronary vessel
* Multi-vessel disease or complex anatomy potentially requiring coronary bypass surgery
* Coronary anatomy or pathology precluding the safe performance of intravascular imaging in all major coronary arteries not subjected to intervention
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Tina Vilsbøll
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Tina Vilsbøll
Professor, MD DMSc
Principal Investigators
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Tina Vilsbøll, MD, DMSc
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, , Denmark
Gentofte Hospital
Gentofte Municipality, , Denmark
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Herlev, , Denmark
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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2023-505270-15-00
Identifier Type: CTIS
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2023-505270-15-00
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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