A Study of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Not Controlled With Diet and Exercise Alone (SURPASS-1)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03954834 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 17, 2019
Last Update Posted : November 2, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Drug: Tirzepatide Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 478 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Three Tirzepatide Doses Versus Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Inadequately Controlled With Diet and Exercise Alone |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 3, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 5, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 28, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 5 mg Tirzepatide
5 milligrams (mg) tirzepatide administered subcutaneously (SC) once a week.
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Drug: Tirzepatide
Administered SC
Other Name: LY3298176 |
Experimental: 10 mg Tirzepatide
10 mg tirzepatide administered SC once a week.
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Drug: Tirzepatide
Administered SC
Other Name: LY3298176 |
Experimental: 15 mg Tirzepatide
15 mg tirzepatide administered SC once a week.
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Drug: Tirzepatide
Administered SC
Other Name: LY3298176 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo administered SC once a week.
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Drug: Placebo
Administered SC |
- Change from Baseline in Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 40 ]Change from Baseline in HbA1c
- Change from Baseline in Body Weight [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 40 ]Change from Baseline in Body Weight
- Percentage of Participants with HbA1c Target Value of <7% [ Time Frame: Week 40 ]Percentage of Participants with HbA1c Target Value of <7%
- Change from Baseline in Fasting Serum Glucose [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 40 ]Change from Baseline in Fasting Serum Glucose
- Percentage of Participants with HbA1c Target Value of <5.7% [ Time Frame: Week 40 ]Percentage of Participants with HbA1c Target Value of <5.7%
- Mean Change from Baseline in Daily Average 7-Point Self-Monitored Blood Glucose (SMBG) Values [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 40 ]Mean Change from Baseline in Daily Average 7-Point SMBG Values
- Percentage of Participants who Achieved Weight Loss ≥5% [ Time Frame: Week 40 ]Percentage of Participants who Achieved Weight Loss ≥5%
- Rate of Documented Symptomatic Hypoglycemic Episodes [ Time Frame: Baseline through Week 40 ]Rate of Documented Symptomatic Hypoglycemic Episodes
- Pharmacokinetics (PK): Steady State Area Under the Concentration Time Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide [ Time Frame: Baseline through Week 40 ]PK: Steady state AUC of tirzepatide

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
- Are naïve to diabetes injectable therapies and have not used any oral antihyperglycemic medications (OAMs) during the 3 months preceding screening.
- Have HbA1c between ≥7.0% and ≤9.5%.
- Be of stable weight (± 5%) for at least 3 months before screening.
- Have a BMI ≥23 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m²) at screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Have had chronic or acute pancreatitis any time prior to study entry.
- Have proliferative diabetic retinopathy or diabetic maculopathy or nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy requiring acute treatment.
- Have disorders associated with slowed emptying of the stomach, or have had any stomach surgeries for the purpose of weight loss.
- Have an estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/minute/1.73 m².
- Have had a heart attack, stroke, or hospitalization for congestive heart failure in the past 2 months.
- Have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or personal history of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2.
- Have been taking weight loss drugs, including over-the-counter medications during the last 3 months.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03954834

Study Director: | 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) | Eli Lilly and Company |
Responsible Party: | Eli Lilly and Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03954834 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
17000 I8F-MC-GPGK ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) |
First Posted: | May 17, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 2, 2020 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Anonymized individual patient level data will be provided in a secure access environment upon approval of a research proposal and a signed data sharing agreement. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | Data are available 6 months after the primary publication and approval of the indication studied in the US and EU, whichever is later. Data will be indefinitely available for requesting. |
Access Criteria: | A research proposal must be approved by an independent review panel and researchers must sign a data sharing agreement. |
URL: | http://www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) GIP/GLP-1 dual receptor agonist T2DM |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases LY3298176 |
Hypoglycemic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Incretins Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |