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GLP-1/GCG Dual Agonist in Type 2 Diabetes With Early Dementia (LIGHT-COG Study)

NCT07083154 · Recruiting

Last updated 2026-05-28

This clinical trial is testing a medication called a GLP-1/GCG dual agonist in adults with both type 2 diabetes and early-stage memory problems to see how it affects their thinking and memory skills.

Status Recruiting Currently enrolling participants.
Phase Phase 3 Confirms effectiveness in a large group before approval.
Type Interventional (clinical trial)
Design Randomized, quadruple-blind treatment study
Participants 420 people Planned (estimated).
Who can join Ages 50–75 · all sexes
Timeline Started 2025-09 · est. completion 2029-08
Where 8 sites · China

What this study is testing ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07083154 ↗

Description as written by the study sponsor.

The LIGHT-COG study is a 76-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial. A total of 420 type 2 diabetes patients with early dementia are randomized 1:1 to either the active treatment group (receiving subcutaneous injections of mazdutide weekly, with stepwise dose escalation to a maintenance dose per protocol) or the placebo group (receiving matched placebo injections). The primary objective is to evaluate the potential disease-modifying effects of mazdutide on cognitive dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.

Treatments tested

Main thing measuredIntegrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (iADRS) Score Change
SponsorThe Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Conditions studiedDementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Type 2 Diabetes
GLP-1 drugs

Full protocol, eligibility, and contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07083154 ↗