A daily pill aims to stop overweight from turning into obesity and diabetes
NCT ID NCT07794579
First seen Aug 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether orforglipron, a daily oral medication, can help overweight adults reduce their risk of developing obesity-related complications such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, as well as progression to class 1 obesity. Participants are overweight adults with early signs of these conditions, like prediabetes or prehypertension, and a history of unsuccessful weight loss attempts. The study compares orforglipron against a placebo to see if the drug delays or prevents these health problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- orforglipron, an experimental daily oral medication
- What this could lead to
- If it works, orforglipron could become a daily pill that helps overweight adults avoid progressing to obesity and developing related conditions like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early test in a large group, and the drug may not prevent these conditions or may cause side effects. The results will take time and 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 2,001 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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: * Have an increased waist-to-height ratio of ≥0.5 * Have at least one pre-obesity-related complication (prediabetes, prehypertension, predyslipidemia) * Have at least one unsuccessful attempt to reduce body weight based on diet and exercise * Have a BMI greater than or equal to 25 to less than or equal to 29.9 kg/m2 or equivalent-/region-specific overweight thresholds Exclusion Criteria: * Have type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or any other type of diabetes * Do not have a stable body weight within 90 days before screening * Have a documented obesity diagnosis or self-reported history of BMI ≥30 kg/m² (or an equivalent region-specific threshold) * Have taken medications for weight loss, including over-the counter medications or alternative therapies, within 180 days prior to screening * Have a prior or planned surgical treatment or procedure for obesity * Have hypertension or history of hypertension * Have dyslipidemia or history of dyslipidemia
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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
179 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Absolute Clinical Research
Phoenix, Arizona, 85051, United States
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Accellacare España
Alcobendas, 28100, Spain
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Activian Clinical Research
Kingwood, Texas, 77339, United States
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AmBeNet GmbH
Leipzig, 04107, Germany
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Arcturus Healthcare , PLC, Troy Internal Medicine Research Division
Troy, Michigan, 48098, United States
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Artemis Institute for Clinical Research
Riverside, California, 92503, United States
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Biopharma Informatic, LLC
Houston, Texas, 77043, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital Diabetes Program
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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C.R.A. Investigación Clínica
Ferrol, 15402, Spain
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CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine
Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States
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CARDIAMET Investigaciones Médicas
Buenos Aires, C1014ACP, Argentina
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CCR Ostrava s.r.o
Ostrava, 702 00, Czechia
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CEMEDIC
Buenos Aires, C1407GTN, Argentina
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CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
Seongnam-si, 13496, South Korea
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CIPREC
Buenos Aires, 1061, Argentina
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CONEXA Investigacion Clinica S.A.
Buenos Aires, 1012, Argentina
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Cahaba Research - Pelham
Pelham, Alabama, 35124, United States
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CardioAlem Investigaciones
San Isidro, 1642, Argentina
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Care Access - 801 South Power Road, Mesa
Mesa, Arizona, 85206, United States
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Care Access - Dalton Walmart
Dalton, Georgia, 30720, United States
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Care Access - Decatur
Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States
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Care Access - Houston - Clinical Trials Center by Walmart & Care Access
Houston, Texas, 77082, United States
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Care Access - Mauldin
Mauldin, South Carolina, 29662, United States
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Care Access - St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33710, United States
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Care Access - Tyler - Clinical Trials Center by Walmart & Care Access
Tyler, Texas, 75704, United States
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Cathay General Hospital
Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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Cedar Health Research - Euless
Euless, Texas, 76040, United States
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Cedar Health Research - Texas Native Health
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Centennial Medical Group
Columbia, Maryland, 21045, United States
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Central Research Associates
Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States
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Central States Research
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, United States
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Centro Diagnóstico Bioimagenes
Lanus, 1824, Argentina
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Centro Médico Viamonte
Buenos Aires, C1120AAC, Argentina
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Centro Para El Desarrollo de La Medicina Y de Asistencia Medica Especializada S.C.
Culiacán, 80230, Mexico
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Centro de Estudios de Investigacion Metabolicos y Cardiovasculares, S.C.
Ciudad Madero, 89440, Mexico
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Centro de Investigaciones Clinicas del Litoral
Santa Fe, S3000FWO, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata, 7600, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Tucuman
SAN M. de Tucuman, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Centro de Salud San Juan de la Cruz
Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28224, Spain
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Centro de investigación y control metabólico
Monterrey, 66465, Mexico
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Chase Medical Research, LLC
Waterbury, Connecticut, 06708, United States
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 404332, Taiwan
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Chosun University Hospital
Gwangju, 61453, South Korea
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Christian Medical College Vellore
Vellore, 632004, India
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Clinical Renal Associates Ltd.
Media, Pennsylvania, 19063, United States
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Clinical Research Associates Inc
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Clinical Research Partners, LLC
Richmond, Virginia, 23226, United States
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Clinvest Headlands Llc
Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
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Consano Clinical Research, LLC
Shavano Park, Texas, 78231, United States
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Cotton O'Neil Clinical Research Center
Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States
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DCOL Center for Clinical Research
Longview, Texas, 75605, United States
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Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DMIMS) - Shalinitai Meghe Hospital and Research Center
Nagpur, 441110, India
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Dedicated Research Site FutureMeds
Offenbach, 63065, Germany
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Desert Oasis Healthcare Medical Group
Palm Springs, California, 92262, United States
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Diablo Clinical Research, Inc.
Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Diseno y Planeacion en Investigacion Medica - Guadalajara - Calle Amado Nervo
Guadalajara, 44600, Mexico
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Drug Trials America
Hartsdale, New York, 10530, United States
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EAP Osona Sud - Alt Congost S.L.P
Centelles, 08540, Spain
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EAP Sardenya
Barcelona, 08025, Spain
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EFERTUS healthcare s.r.o.
Brno, 615 00, Czechia
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Endolife Speciality Hospitals
Guntur, 522001, India
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Eternal Heart Care Center and Research Institute
Jaipur, 302020, India
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Excel Medical Clinical Trials
Boca Raton, Florida, 33434, United States
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Family First Medical Center
Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83404, United States
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Flourish Research Acquisition, LLC dba Flourish Research - North Miami
Miami, Florida, 33138, United States
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Frontier Clinical Research, LLC
Kingwood, West Virginia, 26537, United States
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Fundación Respirar
Buenos Aires, C1426ABP, Argentina
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FutureMeds - Madrid
Madrid, 28003, Spain
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FutureMeds GmbH
Berlin, 10629, Germany
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GMERS Medical College and General Hospital
Baroda, 390021, India
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Gastrobariátrica Santa Fe
Mexico City, 05348, Mexico
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Great Lakes Clinical Trials - Ravenswood
Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States
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Great Lakes Research Group, Inc.
Bay City, Michigan, 48706, United States
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Great Lakes Research Institute
Southfield, Michigan, 48075, United States
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HOPE Clinical Research & Wellness
Conyers, Georgia, 30094, United States
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Habrypraktik s.r.o.
Habry, 582 81, Czechia
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
Anyang-si, 14068, South Korea
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Hanyang University Guri Hospital
Guri-si, 11923, South Korea
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Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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Hausarzt- und Diabetologische Schwerpunktpraxis Hohenmölsen - Weiβenfels
Hohenmölsen, 06679, Germany
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Headlands Horizons, LLC dba Headlands Research-Brownsville
Brownsville, Texas, 78526, United States
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Headlands Research Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Headlands Research- Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95821, United States
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Headlands Research-El Paso
El Paso, Texas, 79902, United States
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Headlands Research-Twin Cities
Maplewood, Minnesota, 55109, United States
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Healthy Brain Clinic
Long Beach, California, 90804, United States
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Hospital Ascires
Valencia, 46014, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Vithas La Salud
Granada, 18008, Spain
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IDIM - Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas
Ciudad de Buenos Aires, C1012AAR, Argentina
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IMA Clinical Research Austin
Austin, Texas, 78745, United States
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IMA Clinical Research Monroe-Main
Monroe, Louisiana, 71201, United States
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IMA Clinical Research San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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IMA Clinical Research Warren
Warren Township, New Jersey, 07059, United States
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Instituto Centenario
CABA, 1204, Argentina
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Instituto Especialidades de la Salud Rosario
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
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Instituto Médico de Alta Complejidad San Isidro Sa
San Isidro, 1642, Argentina
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Instituto de Cardiología Wolff
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
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Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas Rosario
Rosario, S2000CVD, Argentina
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Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas San Nicolas
San Nicolás de los Arroyos, 2900, Argentina
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Investigaciones Medicas Imoba Srl
Buenos Aires, C1056ABH, Argentina
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Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center
West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266, United States
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Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Aligarh, 202002, India
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Jiangsu Province Official Hospital
Nanjing, 210008, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, 250013, China
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Jothydev's Diabetes and Research Center
Trivandrum, 695032, India
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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
Hubli, 580021, India
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Kohler & Milstein Research S.A. De C.V.
Mérida, 97070, Mexico
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Konyang University Hospital
Seogu, 35365, South Korea
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Korea University Ansan Hospital
Ansan-si, 15355, South Korea
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Kyungpook National University Hospital
Junggu, 41944, South Korea
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Latin Clinical Trial Center
San Juan, 00909, Puerto Rico
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Lillestol Research
Fargo, North Dakota, 58104, United States
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Los Angeles Institute for Metabolic Research
Los Angeles, California, 90015, United States
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M3 Wake Research - Las Vegas Cimarron
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89113, United States
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MUDr. Alena Vachova
České Budějovice, 37011, Czechia
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MUDr. Barbora Diepoltova
Praha 9 - Klanovice, 190 14, Czechia
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Medical Care and Research SA de CV
Mérida, 97070, Mexico
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Medical Corporation Heishinkai OCROM Clinic
Suita-shi, 565-0853, Japan
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Medical Plus Research
Uherské Hradiště, 686 01, Czechia
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Medication Management
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27405, United States
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Medimanage Research
Tlalpan, 14050, Mexico
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Mgcendo Llc
San Juan, 00921, Puerto Rico
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Milan Kvapil s.r.o., Diabetologicka ambulance
Prague, 14900, Czechia
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Monroe Biomedical Research - Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, 40213, United States
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Mysore Medical College
Mysore, 570001, India
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NYC Research INC
Long Island City, New York, 11106, United States
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Nanjing First Hospital
Nanjing, 210006, China
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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New Age Medical Research Corporation
Miami, Florida, 33186, United States
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New Phase Research and Development
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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Nihonbashi Sakura Clinic
Chūōku, 103-0025, Japan
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Ningbo First Hospital
Ningbo, 315010, China
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Norcal Endocrinology & Internal Medicine
San Ramon, California, 94583, United States
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Orange County Research Center
Lake Forest, California, 92630, United States
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Oviedo Medical Research
Oviedo, Florida, 32765, United States
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
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Pinnacle Research Group, LLC
Anniston, Alabama, 36207, United States
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Ponce Medical School Foundation Inc.
Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Precision Clinical Research
Sunrise, Florida, 33351, United States
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Busan, 50612, South Korea
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RED-Institut GmbH
Oldenburg, 23758, Germany
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Rahman & Detho Studien GmbH
Obertshausen, 63179, Germany
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Remington-Davis, Inc
Columbus, Ohio, 43215, United States
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Renascor Clinical Research
Reno, Nevada, 89509, United States
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Renstar Medical Research
Ocala, Florida, 34471, United States
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Riverside Clinical
Riverside, California, 92506, United States
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Rochester Clinical Research, LLC
Rochester, New York, 14609, United States
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SKY Clinical Research Network Group-Brown
Atlanta, Georgia, 30331, United States
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Sanatorio Esperanza
Esperanza, 3080, Argentina
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Sanos Clinic
Ratingen, 40882, Germany
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Servicios Integrales Nova de Monterrey S.A. de C.V.
San Nicolás de los Garza, 66450, Mexico
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
Chengdu, 610072, China
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Siteworks - Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, 76137, Germany
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Siteworks GmbH - Bochum
Bochum, 44787, Germany
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Siteworks GmbH - Hannover
Hanover, 30449, Germany
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Solaris Clinical Research
Meridian, Idaho, 83646, United States
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Sovah Clinical Research-River District
Danville, Virginia, 24541, United States
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Suburban Research Associates
West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19380, United States
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Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc./Orange Grove Family Practice
Tucson, Arizona, 85741, United States
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The Corvallis Clinic, P.C.
Corvallis, Oregon, 97330, United States
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Hefei, 230022, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science &Technology
Luoyang Shi, 471003, China
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The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao Shi, 066000, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, 210011, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Hefei
Hefei, 230011, China
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Tianjin Medical University Zhu Xianyi Memorial Hospital
Tianjin, China
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Tokyo Asbo Clinic
Chūōku, 104-0031, Japan
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Trial Management Associates - Wilmington - Floral Parkway
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28403, United States
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Tsuchiura Medical & Health Care Center
Tsuchiura, 300-0012, Japan
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VIP Trials
San Antonio, TX 78230, Texas, 78230, United States
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Vithas Hospital Sevilla
Seville, 41950, Spain
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West Clinical Research
Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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