New Dual-Action drug aims to tackle obesity without diabetes
NCT ID NCT07685808
First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug, olatorepatide, which mimics natural hormones to help with weight loss. It involves 360 adults with overweight or obesity (but not diabetes) who receive different doses or a placebo. Researchers will check safety, side effects, how the drug works in the body, and how much weight participants lose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- olatorepatide (a GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new medication option for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity, potentially improving health outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial, so the drug may not prove effective or safe in larger studies. Side effects are possible, and results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥30.0 kg/m\^2 to \<45.0 kg/m\^2 at screening OR 2. BMI ≥27.0 kg/m\^2 at screening with at least 1 of the following weight-related co-morbidities: Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Prediabetes, established Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), established Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Heart failure, established cerebrovascular disease as described in the protocol Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous or current diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes at screening 2. Change in body weight \>5 kg within approximately 3 months before screening as described in the protocol 3. Bariatric surgery, including any procedures to revise, reverse, or remove any previous bariatric surgery interventions as described in the protocol 4. History of acute or chronic pancreatitis, cholecystitis, or symptomatic gallbladder stones 5. History or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 Note: Other Protocol Defined Inclusion/ Exclusion Criteria Apply
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AMR Clinical - Lexington
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40509, United States
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Charter Research LLC - The Villages
RECRUITINGThe Villages, Florida, 32162, United States
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Clinical Site Partners, LLC DBA Flourish Research
RECRUITINGWinter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Diablo Clinical Research - Flourish Research
RECRUITINGWalnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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K2 Medical Research Maitland LLC, Main Office
RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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