What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Semaglutide Oral Product, Metformin Oral Tablet, or Placebo. The registry lists allocation as randomized. TITLE: How GLP-1 Analogues prevent steroid-induced diabetes (The GAPSID Study) DESIGN: A neither you nor the study doctors know who gets the real treatment study evaluating how GLP-1 analogues, compared with metformin, prevent hyperglycaemia in response to a 7-day course of dexamethasone (DEX) 6 mg once daily.
They plan to enroll about 60 people at London. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
How GLP-1 Analogues Prevent Steroid-Induced Diabetes
Interventions: Semaglutide Oral Product, Metformin Oral Tablet, Placebo
Primary outcome (registry wording): Difference in Glucose tolerance