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ASCEND PLUS is a UK-wide clinical trial testing a tablet medication called oral semaglutide, which might help to protect against heart attacks, strokes and circulatory problems in people with type 2 diabetes.

The study, run by the University of Oxford, will include 20,000 people with type 2 diabetes.