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CompletedPhase 1Results posted

A Study to Measure Stomach Emptying in Overweight Non-diabetic and Diabetic Participants Using Tirzepatide

The Impact of Tirzepatide on Gastric Emptying (GE) in Overweight/Obese Non-diabetic Subjects and in Overweight/Obese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Asset

Tirzepatide

Subcutaneous · GLP-1 / GIP dual

Listed sites

1

Recruiting sites

Enrollment

36

actual

Study population

Obesity / overweight, Type 2 diabetes

Key I/E criterion

BMI 27-45

Primary endpoints

AUCPK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Acetaminophen

Footprint

Where this trial recruits

Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.

Identifiers

Registered as

NCT IDNCT04407234
Org study ID17376
Secondary IDI8F-MC-GPHUEli Lilly and Company

Timeline

Milestones

Study first posted2020-05-29actual
Study start2020-09-15actual
Primary completion2021-01-07actual
Study completion2021-01-07actual
Last update posted2024-01-08actual
Results first posted2024-01-08actual

Assets

Investigational agents

Study populations

Who this study enrolls

Obesity / overweightType 2 diabetes

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age18 Years
Maximum age65 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted

Eligibility criteria

Have a body mass index (BMI) between 27 to 45 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m²), inclusive at screening
For nondiabetic subjects: as determined by medical history, physical examination, and safety assessments at screening
For participants with a confirmed type 2 diabetes diagnosis: The condition must be managed either by diet and exercise alone or on a stable dose of metformin for the past 3 months
Willing and agreeable to commit to the duration of the study and undergo study procedures as instructed by the clinic staff

Key Exclusion Criteria

Have undergone gastric bypass or bariatric surgery
Have received prescription drugs or over the counter drugs that promote weight loss in the past 6 months prior to screening
For participants with a confirmed type 2 diabetes diagnosis: Have experienced more than 1 episode of severe low blood sugar that require emergency treatment, hospitalization or third parties to administer rescue treatment, in the past 6 months
Have any lifetime history of a suicide attempt
Have other medical conditions or medical history that make participation in the study unsafe or which may interfere in the interpretation of the results of the study
Unwilling to comply with smoking and alcohol restrictions during the study

Endpoints (14)

What's being measured

Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.

Coverage by outcome category

Safety / tolerability / PK
12
Glycemic / diabetes
2

Glycemic / diabetes

2 endpoints
Secondary/registry result

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Data by Diabetic Status

Time frame:Predose on Day 29 and follow-up (Day 64)

HbA1c, change

change from baseline, improvement

LOINC 4548-4

Posted result

GroupValue (mean), Percentage of HbA1c95% CI
Non-DiabeticDay 29 ± 15.37
Day 64 ± 1 (Follow-Up)5.29
T2DMDay 29 ± 17.27
Day 64 ± 1 (Follow-Up)6.87
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Data by Diabetic Status

Time frame:Predose on Day 29 and follow-up (Day 64)

descriptive

LOINC 4548-4

Safety / tolerability / PK

12 endpoints
Primary/registry result

Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time Zero to Time T, Where T is the Last Time Point With a Measurable Concentration [ AUC(0-tlast)] of Acetaminophen

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

concentration, descriptive

Posted result

GroupValue (geometric_mean), nanograms*hours per milliliter (ng*h/mL)95% CI
Reference:160 mg Acetaminophen (Day -1)4938443635 – 55890
Test: 5 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 2)4352338456 – 49257
Test: 15 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 37)5704950171 – 64869
Ratio of geometric least squares mean0.88190% CI0.8030.967Wilcoxon signed rank test
Ratio of geometric least squares mean1.1690% CI1.051.28Wilcoxon signed rank test
Primary/registry result

PK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Acetaminophen

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

Cmax

concentration, descriptive

Posted result

GroupValue (geometric_mean), nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL)95% CI
Reference:160 mg Acetaminophen (Day -1)1192510566 – 13460
Test: 5 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 2)53144708 – 5998
Test: 15 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 3780997111 – 9225
Ratio of geometric least squares mean0.44690% CI0.3900.509Wilcoxon signed rank test
Ratio of geometric least squares mean0.67990% CI0.5890.783Wilcoxon signed rank test
Primary/protocol endpoint

Pharmacokinetics (PK): Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time Zero to Time T, Where T is the Last Time Point With a Measurable Concentration [ AUC(0-tlast)] of Acetaminophen

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

concentration, descriptive

Primary/protocol endpoint

PK: Maximum Observed Drug Concentration (Cmax) of Acetaminophen

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

Cmax

concentration, descriptive

Secondary/registry result

PK: Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time Zero to Time T, Where T is the Last Time Point With a Measurable Concentration [ AUC(0-tlast)] of Acetaminophen at Steady State For Non-diabetic

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

AUC₀–∞

concentration, descriptive

Posted result

GroupValue (geometric_least_squares_mean), nanograms*hours per milliliter (ng*h/mL)95% CI
Reference (Non-diabetic):160 mg Acetaminophen (Day -1)4435037276 – 52766
Test (Non-diabetic): 5 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 2)3938933107 – 46864
Test (Non-diabetic): 15 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 37)5473545695 – 65563
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean0.88890% CI0.7781.01
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean1.2390% CI1.071.42
Secondary/registry result

PK: Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to Time T, Where T is the Last Time Point With a Measurable Concentration [ AUC(0-tlast)] of Acetaminophen at Steady State For T2DM

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

AUC₀–∞

concentration, descriptive

Posted result

GroupValue (geometric_least_squares_mean), nanograms*hours per milliliter (ng*h/mL)95% CI
Reference (T2DM):160 mg Acetaminophen (Day -1)5498946219 – 65424
Test (T2DM): 5 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 2)4809040420 – 57215
Test (T2DM): 15 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 37)5944049623 – 71199
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean0.87590% CI0.7660.999
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean1.0890% CI0.9381.25
Secondary/registry result

PK: Cmax of Acetaminophen at Steady State Non-diabetic

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

Cmax

concentration, descriptive

Posted result

GroupValue (geometric_least_squares_mean), nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL)95% CI
Reference (Non-diabetic):160 mg Acetaminophen (Day -1)102558680 – 12115
Test (Non-diabetic): 5 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 2)46463932 – 5489
Test (Non-diabetic): 15 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 37)82456891 – 9866
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean0.45390% CI0.3760.545
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean0.80490% CI0.6600.979
Secondary/registry result

PK: Cmax of Acetaminophen at Steady State For T2DM

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

Cmax

concentration, descriptive

Posted result

GroupValue (geometric_least_squares_mean), nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL)95% CI
Reference (T2DM):160 mg Acetaminophen (Day -1)1386811738 – 16385
Test (T2DM): 5 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 2)60785144 – 7181
Test (T2DM): 15 mg Tirzepatide + 160 mg Acetaminophen (Day 37)79546648 – 9517
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean0.43890% CI0.3640.527
Ratio of geometricleast squares mean0.57490% CI0.4710.698
Secondary/protocol endpoint

PK: Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time Zero to Time T, Where T is the Last Time Point With a Measurable Concentration [ AUC(0-tlast)] of Acetaminophen at Steady State For Non-diabetic

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

AUC₀–∞

concentration, descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint

PK: Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time Zero to Time T, Where T is the Last Time Point With a Measurable Concentration [ AUC(0-tlast)] of Acetaminophen at Steady State For T2DM

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

concentration, descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint

PK: Cmax of Acetaminophen at Steady State Non-diabetic

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

Cmax

concentration, descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint

PK: Cmax of Acetaminophen at Steady State For T2DM

Time frame:Pre-dose, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 24 and 36 hours post-dose on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 37 , Day 2 and Day 37

Cmax

concentration, descriptive

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 1, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa endpoint taxonomy v2 (May 13, 2026)
Results tableClinicalTrials.gov results section

Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.