🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-07-13

A Study to Find Out if the Study Drug Elecoglipron Helps Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Comparing it With Semaglutide, a Medicine Already Used to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (NCT07662213)

A Randomized, Open-label, Parallel-group Phase III Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Elecoglipron Compared With Oral Semaglutide in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Eluminate-2)

🟢 Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: AstraZeneca

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of elecoglipron compared with oral semaglutide in adults with T2DM and increased cardiovascular risk that is inadequately managed alone or on stable treatment with other background glucose-lowering medication(s).

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (6 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (8 items).

Location: Research Site — Birmingham, Alabama

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), secondary forms of diabetes (including congenital forms), or history of ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma
  • Currently receiving or anticipated to receive, therapeutic intervention for diabetic retinopathy and/or macular edema
  • Have had more than one episode of severe hypoglycemia within 180 days prior to screening or has a history of hypoglycemia unawareness or poor recognition of hypoglycemic symptoms
  • Clinically significant condition affecting the upper Gastrointestinal (GI) tract or chronic use of any medication that affects gastric motility or gastric emptying
  • History of acute or chronic pancreatitis
  • Severe congestive heart failure (NYHA IV)
  • History/family history of medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (201 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 201 sites.

  • Research Site — Birmingham, Alabama
  • Research Site — Mesa, Arizona
  • Research Site — Phoenix, Arizona
  • Research Site — Tempe, Arizona
  • Research Site — Covina, California
  • Research Site — Encinitas, California
  • Research Site — Garden Grove, California
  • Research Site — Loma Linda, California
  • Research Site — Long Beach, California
  • Research Site — Pomona, California
  • Research Site — Sacramento, California
  • Research Site — Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Research Site — Crystal River, Florida
  • Research Site — Hollywood, Florida
  • Research Site — Jacksonville, Florida
  • Research Site — Leesburg, Florida
  • Research Site — Orlando, Florida
  • Research Site — Lilburn, Georgia
  • Research Site — Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Research Site — Melrose Park, Illinois
  • Research Site — Evansville, Indiana
  • Research Site — Ames, Iowa
  • Research Site — Wichita, Kansas
  • Research Site — Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Research Site — Rockville, Maryland

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (877) 240-9479

Email: information.center@astrazeneca.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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