New weekly shot could help shed pounds without diabetes
NCT ID NCT07284875
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests a new weekly injection called KAI-9531 to help people with obesity or overweight lose weight. It is for adults who do not have diabetes but have weight-related health problems like high blood pressure or sleep apnea. About 1800 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo for 76 weeks to see how much weight they lose.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 2,340 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * BMI ≥30 kg/m\^2 or BMI ≥27 kg/m\^2 and previously diagnosed with at least 1 of the following: 1. hypertension, 2. dyslipidemia, 3. obstructive sleep apnea, or 4. cardiovascular (CV) disease. * History of being unresponsive to at least 1 self-reported effort to lose weight with diet and/or exercise in the last 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Current diagnosis or history of diabetes mellitus. * Started medications within 3 months prior to Screening that may cause significant weight change, including, but not limited to: tricyclic antidepressants, atypical antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, or phentermine. * Unstable weight defined as self-reported change in body weight exceeding 5% within 3 months prior to Screening. * Family or personal history of multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 2 or medullary thyroid cancer. * Uncontrolled hypertension or unstable cardiovascular disease. * History of chronic or acute pancreatitis. * Known clinically significant gastric-emptying abnormality or chronic treatment with medications that directly affect gastrointestinal motility. * History of suicide attempt. * History of significant active or unstable Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or other severe psychiatric disorder. * Received treatment with semaglutide, tirzepatide, GLP-1 receptor agonist, GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), or glucagon receptor agonist within 3 months prior to Screening. Note: Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply, per protocol.
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Conditions
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The places running it
104 sites in 10 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGAnniston, Alabama, 36207, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCullman, Alabama, 35055, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSun City, Arizona, 85351, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGEscondido, California, 92025, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGToluca Lake, California, 91602, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80012, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBridgeport, Connecticut, 06606, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGJupiter, Florida, 33458, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGLilburn, Georgia, 30047, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Illinois, 62072, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGColumbia, Maryland, 21045, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89119, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14609, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGMorehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGChickasha, Oklahoma, 73018, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGMauldin, South Carolina, 29662, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGChattanooga, Tennessee, 37405, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGAmarillo, Texas, 79124, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBellaire, Texas, 77401, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGDeSoto, Texas, 75115, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGTomball, Texas, 77375, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84124, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGDanville, Virginia, 24541, United States
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGLa Plata, Buenos Aires, 1900, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSan Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, 2900, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., 1056, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., 1060, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., 1120, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGGodoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, 5501, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGRosario, Santa Fe Province, 2000, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCABA, 1061, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCórdoba, 5000, Argentina
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCharlestown, New South Wales, 2290, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2019, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2100, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSydney, New South Wales, 2228, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGWollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSippy Downs, Queensland, 4556, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGNorwood, South Australia, 5067, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHeidelberg Heights, Victoria, 3081, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3025, Australia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKyustendil, Kyustendil Province, 2500, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPazardzhik, 4400, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4000, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4020, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSofia, 1510, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSofia, 1527, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGVarna, 9020, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGYambol, 8600, Bulgaria
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBrandýs nad Labem, Central Bohemia, 25001, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGNáchod, Hradec Králové Region, 54701, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKrnov, Moravian-Silesian Region, 79401, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBohnice, Prague, 18100, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPrague, Prague, 12808, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPrague, Prague, 14059, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBrno, South Moravian, 61500, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHodonín, 69501, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGOlomouc, 77900, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPrague, 15000, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGUherské Hradiště, 68601, Czechia
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGTübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGFalkensee, Brandenburg, 14612, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 51069, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45355, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGDresden, Saxony, 01069, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 04107, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGOldenburg in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, 23758, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHamburg, 22415, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHamburg, 22607, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSchwerin, 19055, Germany
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGGrafton, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSilverdale, Auckland, 0932, New Zealand
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHamilton, Waikato Region, 3200, New Zealand
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGAuckland, 0610, New Zealand
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGNelson, 7011, New Zealand
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGPoznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, 60-589, Poland
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGTorun, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 87-100, Poland
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGKrakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30-363, Poland
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSiedlce, Masovian Voivodeship, 08-110, Poland
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 00-872, Poland
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSkierniewice, 96-100, Poland
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGZamość, 22-400, Poland
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGFerrol, A Coruna, 15402, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSeville, Andalusia, 41010, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGVillamartín, Cadiz, 11650, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGOviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGCastilleja de la Cuesta, Sevilla, 41950, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08023, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28003, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGValencia, 46014, Spain
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSoham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5JD, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGTorpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2TB, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGStevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AB, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGLeicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4PW, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGNottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2QW, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGBradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHounslow, TW4 7NJ, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGLondon, EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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Kailera Clinical Site
RECRUITINGManchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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