New weekly shot shows promise for weight loss in type 2 diabetes

NCT ID NCT06926842

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This Phase 2 trial tests a once-weekly injection called petrelintide in 221 people with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes. Participants receive either petrelintide or a placebo for several weeks. The main goal is to see how much weight they lose and whether blood sugar improves.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

petrelintide (a once-weekly injection)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could lead to a new weekly injection that helps people with type 2 diabetes and overweight lose weight and improve blood sugar control.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 221 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or not work better than placebo.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Obesity obesity disorder Overweight type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AAMRC

    Flint, Michigan, 48504, United States

  • AMR Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, United States

  • AZ Endocrine Institute

    Chandler, Arizona, 85224, United States

  • Centricity Research

    Columbus, Ohio, 43213, United States

  • Chase Medical Research, LLC

    Waterbury, Connecticut, 06708, United States

  • Consano Clinical Research

    Shavano Park, Texas, 78231, United States

  • Cullman Clinical Trials - Family Medicine

    Cullman, Alabama, 35055, United States

  • DelRicht Research - New Orleans

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States

  • Diablo Clinical Research Inc.

    Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States

  • East Coast Institute for Research - Canton

    Canton, Georgia, 30114, United States

  • East Coast Institute for Research, LLC

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32204, United States

  • Elite Clinical Studies, LLC

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85018, United States

  • Elligo Clinical Research, Inc.

    Austin, Texas, 78704, United States

  • Emerson Clinical Research

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20009, United States

  • Exalt Clinical Research

    San Diego, California, 91910, United States

  • Great Lakes Clinical Trials

    Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States

  • Heartland Research Associates, LLC

    Wichita, Kansas, 67207, United States

  • Innovative Research of West Florida

    Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States

  • International Diabetes Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55416, United States

  • Iowa Diabetes & Endocrinology Research Center

    West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266, United States

  • Javara Inc

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28210, United States

  • Juno Research LLC

    Houston, Texas, 77040, United States

  • Lynn Institute of Norman

    Norman, Oklahoma, 73072, United States

  • M3 Wake Research

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27612, United States

  • M3 Wake Research - Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States

  • M3 Wake Research - Charleston

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States

  • M3 Wake Research - Lake City

    Lake City, Florida, 32055, United States

  • M3 Wake Research - Las Vegas, NV

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States

  • M3 Wake Research, Tucson Neuroscience Research, LLC

    Tucson, Arizona, 85710, United States

  • M3 Wake Research/ClinSearch, LLC

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421, United States

  • Manaasas Clinical Research Center

    Manassas, Virginia, 20110, United States

  • Medical Investigation Inc

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72211-1847, United States

  • Mercury Street Medical Group, PLLC

    Butte, Montana, 59701, United States

  • Palm Beach Research Center

    West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States

  • Palm Research Center, Inc.

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89148, United States

  • PharmQuest Life Sciences, LLC

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27408, United States

  • Privia Medical Group Georgia, LLC

    Savannah, Georgia, 31406, United States

  • Solutions Through Advanced Research, Inc

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States

  • Tekton Research, LLC

    Irving, Texas, 75039, United States

  • Tekton Research, LLC

    McKinney, Texas, 75069, United States

  • Texas Health Care

    Stephenville, Texas, 76401, United States

  • Texas Health Care, PLLC

    San Marcos, Texas, 78666, United States

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390-8857, United States

  • Velocity Clinical Research

    Huntington Park, California, 90255, United States

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Cincinnati, Mt. Auburn

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Gulfport

    Gulfport, Mississippi, 39503, United States

  • Velocity Clinical Research, North Hollywood

    North Hollywood, California, 91606, United States

  • West Orange Endocrinology P.A

    Ocoee, Florida, 34761, United States