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O-SEMA-Fast: A Research Study to Understand How Oral Semaglutide Works in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Plan to Fast During Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait

NCT05716724 · Completed

Last updated 2026-05-28

This clinical trial is studying how a medication called oral semaglutide affects blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes who plan to fast during Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.

Status Completed The study has finished.
Type Observational
Participants 288 people
Who can join Ages 18+ · all sexes
Timeline Started 2023-01 · est. completion 2023-07
Where 20 sites · Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

What this study is testing ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05716724 ↗

Description as written by the study sponsor.

The purpose of the study is to look at the change in blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes who are using oral semaglutide and planning to fast during Ramadan. Participants will take oral semaglutide as prescribed by the study doctor. The study will last for about 5 months (20 weeks). Participants will be asked to complete a patient diary about how and when they take the oral semaglutide tablets. Participants will complete this diary during the study period as instructed by study doctor.

Treatments tested

Main thing measuredChange in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
SponsorNovo Nordisk A/S
Conditions studiedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2
GLP-1 drugs semaglutide

Full protocol, eligibility, and contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05716724 ↗