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CompletedPhase 3Results postedRegistry data

A Study to Evaluate Tirzepatide (LY3298176) in Pediatric and Adolescent Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Inadequately Controlled With Metformin or Basal Insulin or Both

Short name SURPASS-PEDS

NCTNCT05260021 (opens ClinicalTrials.gov in a new tab)Other id17121Other idI8F-MC-GPGVOther id2021-003612-31

Overview

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Enrollment
99 participants (actual)
Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company · Industry
Design
Randomized · Double masking
Countries
9 countries

United States, Australia, Brazil, France, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom

Start
13 Apr 2022
Primary completion
30 Jul 2024
Completion
28 Jan 2025
First posted
2 Mar 2022
Last update posted
26 Sept 2025
Conditions
Type2 Diabetes · Diabetes Mellitus · Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 · T2D · T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) · Glucose Metabolism Disorders · Endocrine System Diseases · Metabolic Disease

Timeline

1 trial · 1 completed · 1 with posted results

  • Completed
  • Ongoing
  • Not yet recruiting
  • Stopped
  • Estimated dates (est.)
  • Results posted
20222023202420252026
  1. Ph 3

    SURPASS-PEDS

    NCT05260021

    13 Apr 2022 to 28 Jan 2025

Registry summary

Text and fields below are the sponsor's entries at ClinicalTrials.gov, shown as posted.

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide compared to placebo in children or teenagers with type 2 diabetes taking metformin, or basal insulin, or both. The overall study will last about 60 weeks with up to 14 clinic visits and 6 phone visits. Clinic visits will include blood sample collection, physical exam and questionnaire.

Interventions

  • Tirzepatide Dose 1Drug
  • Tirzepatide Dose 2Drug
  • PlaceboDrug

Arms3

  • Experimental

    Tirzepatide Dose 1

    Double-Blind: Participants receive Tirzepatide by weekly subcutaneous (SC) injection starting with a low dose then increase to a higher dose every four weeks until maintenance dose level 1 is reached. Open-Label: Participants will continue to receive Tirzepatide at the last dose level

  • Experimental

    Tirzepatide Dose 2

    Double-Blind: Participants receive Tirzepatide by weekly SC injection starting with a low dose then increase to a higher dose every four weeks until maintenance dose level 2 is reached. Open-Label: Participants will continue to receive Tirzepatide at the last dose level

  • Placebo comparator

    Placebo

    Double-Blind: Participants receive placebo during the 30-week double-blind period. Open-Label: Participants will switch to Tirzepatide by weekly SC injection starting with a low dose then increase to a higher dose every four weeks until maintenance dose level 1 is reached.

Primary outcomes1

Outcomes the sponsor listed as primary.

  1. Change From Baseline in Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide 5 mg and 10 mg)

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    HbA1c is the glycosylated fraction of hemoglobin A. HbA1c is measured primarily to identify average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. Least Squares (LS) mean was determined by ANCOVA model for endpoint measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Baseline Age group + Treatment (Type III sum of squares)

Secondary outcomes(13)
  1. Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Individual Doses)

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    HbA1c is the glycosylated fraction of hemoglobin A. HbA1c is measured primarily to identify average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. LS mean was determined by ANCOVA model for endpoint measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Baseline Age group + Treatment (Type III sum of squares).

  2. Percentage of Participants Who Achieve ≤6.5% of HbA1c

    Time frame · Week 30

    Registry description

    HbA1c is the glycosylated fraction of hemoglobin A. HbA1c is measured primarily to identify average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. Imputed data includes observed value and imputed value if endpoint measure is missing.

  3. Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index (BMI) Standard Deviation Score (Age and Sex-matched)

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    BMI SDS (age and sex matched), calculated using the World Health Organization (WHO) growth reference standards. BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m²) and converted to a Z-score (SDS) based on WHO reference data. A Z-score of 0 represents the population mean for a given age and sex. A BMI SDS between -1 and +1 is considered normal. Obesity is defined as BMI SDS \> +2. Reductions in BMI SDS indicate improvement in weight status for individuals with obesity. LS mean was determined by the ANCOVA model for endpoint measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Baseline Age group + Treatment (Type III sum of squares)

  4. Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Glucose (FSG)

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    LS mean was determined by ANCOVA model for endpoint measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Baseline Age group + Treatment (Type III sum of squares).

  5. Percent Change From Baseline in BMI

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    LS mean was determined by ANCOVA model for endpoint measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Baseline Age group + Treatment (Type III sum of squares).

  6. Percentage of Participants Who Achieve <5.7% of HbA1c

    Time frame · Week 30

    Registry description

    HbA1c is the glycosylated fraction of hemoglobin A. HbA1c is measured primarily to identify average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. Imputed data includes observed value and imputed value if endpoint measure is missing.

  7. Percentage of Participants Who Achieve <7.0% of HbA1c

    Time frame · Week 30

    Registry description

    HbA1c is the glycosylated fraction of hemoglobin A. HbA1c is measured primarily to identify average plasma glucose concentration over prolonged periods of time. Imputed data includes observed value and imputed value if endpoint measure is missing.

  8. Percent Change From Baseline for Serum Lipid Levels

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    Geometric LS mean was determined by the MMRM model for post-baseline measures: log(Actual Measurement/Baseline) = log(Baseline) + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Baseline Age group + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time (Type III sum of squares). Variance-Covariance structure (Change from Baseline) = Unstructured.

  9. Change From Baseline in Height Standard Deviation Score (SDS)

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    Height SDS (age and sex-matched), calculated using the World Health Organization (WHO) growth reference standards. Height SDS is derived by comparing a child's height to the median height for their age and sex in the WHO reference population, then expressing the difference in standard deviation units (Z-scores). A Z-score of 0 represents the population mean. A Height SDS below -2 indicates short stature. Positive changes in Height SDS from baseline reflect improvement in growth velocity or catch-up growth. LS mean was determined by MMRM model for post-baseline measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Age group + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time(Type III sum of squares). Variance-Covariance structure (Actual Value) = Unstructured. Variance-Covariance structure (Change from Baseline) = Unstructured

  10. Change From Baseline in Weight SDS

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 30

    Registry description

    Weight SDS, calculated using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth reference standards. Weight SDS is derived by comparing a child's weight to median weight for their age and sex in the CDC reference population, then expressing the difference in standard deviation units (Z-scores). A Z-score of 0 represents the population mean for a given age and sex. A Weight SDS below -2 may indicate underweight status, while a Weight SDS above +2 may indicate overweight or obesity. Change from baseline Weight SDS reflects shifts in growth trajectory, with positive changes indicating weight gain and negative changes indicating weight reduction. LS mean was determined by MMRM model for post-baseline measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Age group + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time(Type III sum of squares). Variance-Covariance structure (Actual Value) = Unstructured. Variance-Covariance structure (Change from Baseline) = Unstructured

  11. Change From Baseline in Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Generic Core Scale

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 52

    Registry description

    The PedsQL Measurement Model measures health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children (ages 8 to 12) and teenagers (ages 13 to 18). The 23-item PedsQL Generic Core Scale includes physical, emotional, social, and school functioning dimensions. The PedsQL Generic Core yields two summary scores: Physical Summary and Psychosocial Summary. Scores are transformed on a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating better functioning. Each item is scored from 0 (never) to 4 (almost always). Items are reverse scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale so that higher scores indicate better HRQOL; the total score therefore ranges from 0 (worst) to 100 (best). Higher scores indicate better health-related quality of life. LS mean was determined by the MMRM model for post-baseline measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Antihyperglycemic Medication + Baseline Age Group + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time (Type III sum of squares). Variance-Covariance structure (Actual Value) = Unstructured.

  12. Change From Baseline PedsQL (3.2) Diabetic Module

    Time frame · Baseline, Week 52

    Registry description

    The PedsQL 3.2 Diabetes Module has 33 items for ages 13 years and older, and 32 items (1 less item for the Worry Scale) for ages 2 to 12 years. The 5 dimensions consist of diabetes symptoms (15 items), treatment barriers (5 items), treatment adherence (6 items), worry \[2 items (3 for teens and adults)\] and communication (4 items). Item scaling is a 5-point scale from 0 (never) to 4 (almost always). Items are reversed scored and linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale as follows: 0=100, 1=75, 2=50, 3=25, 4=0. Higher scores reflect fewer problems and better functioning. LS mean was determined by MMRM model for post-baseline measures: Variable = Baseline + Baseline Antihyperglycemic medication + Baseline Age group + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time(Type III sum of squares). Variance-Covariance structure (Actual Value) = Unstructured. Variance- Covariance structure (Change from Baseline) = Unstructured.

  13. Population Pharmacokinetics (PopPK): Steady State Area Under the Concentration Curve (AUC) of Tirzepatide

    Time frame · Week 0: after the first dose anytime on the same day. Weeks 7, 16, and 29: 1 to 24 hours, 24 to 96 hours, or 120 to 168 hours post-dose, as assigned by IWRS.

    Registry description

    The steady-state AUCs were estimated from Tirzepatide concentrations at Weeks 0, 7, 16, and 29 using the population PK model by treatment group.

Posted results

Values are shown as posted at ClinicalTrials.gov, with their units. PepBank has not converted, pooled or compared them.

Primary outcome results

Primary outcomeLeast squares mean· Baseline, Week 30

Change From Baseline in Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide 5 mg and 10 mg)

GroupValue (percentage of HbA1c)Spread
Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide (5 mg, 10 mg)-2.030.165
Placebo-0.230.229
Secondary and other outcome results(7)
Secondary outcomeLeast squares mean· Baseline, Week 30

Change From Baseline in HbA1c (Individual Doses)

GroupValue (percentage of HbA1c)Spread
5 mg Tirzepatide-1.900.236
10 mg Tirzepatide-2.160.232
Placebo-0.230.229
Secondary outcomeNumber· Week 30

Percentage of Participants Who Achieve ≤6.5% of HbA1c

GroupValue (percentage of participants)
5 mg Tirzepatide66.4
10 mg Tirzepatide80.6
Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide (5mg,10mg)73.6
Placebo28.2
Secondary outcomeLeast squares mean· Baseline, Week 30

Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index (BMI) Standard Deviation Score (Age and Sex-matched)

GroupValue (Z-score)Spread
5 mg Tirzepatide-0.450.072
10 mg Tirzepatide-0.760.072
Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide (5mg,10mg)-0.600.050
Placebo-0.090.069
Secondary outcomeLeast squares mean· Baseline, Week 30

Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Glucose (FSG)

GroupValue (milligram per deciliter (mg/dL))Spread
5 mg Tirzepatide-35.57.76
10 mg Tirzepatide-50.67.40
Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide (5mg,10mg)-43.05.42
Placebo-6.67.36
Secondary outcomeLeast squares mean· Baseline, Week 30

Percent Change From Baseline in BMI

GroupValue (Percent Change of BMI)Spread
5 mg Tirzepatide-6.731.155
10 mg Tirzepatide-11.071.154
Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide (5mg,10mg)-8.900.808
Placebo-0.551.107
Secondary outcomeNumber· Week 30

Percentage of Participants Who Achieve <5.7% of HbA1c

GroupValue (percentage of participants)
5 mg Tirzepatide44.1
10 mg Tirzepatide56.2
Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide (5mg,10mg)50.2
Placebo15.9
Secondary outcomeNumber· Week 30

Percentage of Participants Who Achieve <7.0% of HbA1c

GroupValue (percentage of participants)
5 mg Tirzepatide79.6
10 mg Tirzepatide84.5
Pooled Doses of Tirzepatide (5mg,10mg)82.1
Placebo37.4

Adverse events, as posted

Adverse events as posted: participants affected out of participants at risk, by group
GroupDeathsSerious eventsOther events
5 mg Tirzepatide / Double-Blind PeriodParticipants received 5 mg of tirzepatide QW administered as SC injection via SDP for 30 weeks in a double-blind period.0 / 321 / 3217 / 32
TZP 10mg / Double-Blind PeriodParticipants received 10 mg of tirzepatide QW administered as SC injection via SDP for 30 weeks in a double-blind period.0 / 331 / 3319 / 33
Placebo / Double-Blind PeriodParticipants received placebo QW administered as SC injection via SDP for 30 weeks in a double-blind period.0 / 341 / 3411 / 34
TZP 5mg / 5mg Open-Label and Safety Follow-Up PeriodParticipants who received 5 mg tirzepatide during the double-blind period continued to receive 5 mg of tirzepatide QW administered as SC injection via SDP for 22 weeks in the open-label period and 4 weeks in the safety follow-up period.0 / 321 / 3210 / 32
TZP 10mg / 10mg Open-Label and Safety Follow-Up PeriodParticipants who received 10 mg of tirzepatide during the double-blind period continued to receive 10 mg of tirzepatide QW administered as SC injection via SDP for 22 weeks in the open-label period and 4 weeks in the safety follow-up period.0 / 331 / 337 / 33
Placebo/TZP 5mg Open-Label and Safety Follow-Up PeriodParticipants who received placebo QW during the double-blind period were switched to 5 mg tirzepatide QW administered as SC injection via SDP for 22 weeks in the open-label period and 4 weeks in the safety follow-up period.0 / 320 / 328 / 32

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Indexing hint: Randomized controlled trial · 2025

Corrected

Efficacy and safety of tirzepatide in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes (SURPASS-PEDS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

Hannon et al. 2025Lancet (London, England)cited by 23

PMID 40975112DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01774-xPUB-40975112

Full text at the publisher

Eligibility

Who could join, as posted.

Sex
All
Age
from 10 Years up to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Inclusion and exclusion criteria, as posted
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, aged 10 to below 18 years at screening visit * Have type 2 diabetes, treated with diet and exercise and metformin and/or basal insulin. Metformin and/or basal insulin dose must be stable for at least 90 days prior to study screening. * Have HbA1c \>6.5% to ≤11% at screening * Have body weight ≥50 kilogram (kg) 110 pounds and BMI of \>85th percentile of the general age and gender-matched population for that country or region. Exclusion Criteria: * Have Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), or positive GAD65 or IA2 antibodies * After the T2DM diagnosis, have a history of diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar syndrome * Have had ≥1 episode of severe hypoglycemia and/or ≥1 episode of hypoglycemic unawareness within the last 6 months. * Have family or personal history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2). * Had chronic or acute pancreatitis any time prior to study entry * Female participants who are pregnant or breast feeding or intending to become pregnant. * Using prescription or over the counter medications for weight loss within 90 days of the screening visit.

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