Weekly shot could ease back pain and help weight loss in large trial

NCT ID NCT07035093

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a once-weekly injection called retatrutide to see if it can reduce chronic low back pain and help with weight loss in people who have obesity or overweight. About 586 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo for up to 80 weeks. The goal is to find a new treatment option for those whose back pain is linked to excess weight.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Obesity obesity disorder Overweight

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aggarwal and Associates Limited

    Brampton, L6T 0G1, Canada

  • Alpine Clinical Research Center

    Boulder, Colorado, 80301, United States

  • Altoona Center For Clinical Research

    Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 16635, United States

  • Ark Clinical Research - Fountain Valley

    Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States

  • Artemis Institute for Clinical Research

    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

  • Bluewater Clinical Research Group Inc.

    Sarnia, N7T 4X3, Canada

  • CIPREC

    Buenos Aires, C1061AAS, Argentina

  • Care Access - Cape Breton

    Sydney, B1M 0A1, Canada

  • Care Access - Lake Charles (Bayou Pines)

    Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70601, United States

  • Care Access - Tampa

    Tampa, Florida, 33625, United States

  • Center for Clinical Research

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States

  • Centro Medico Dra. Laura Maffei- Investigacion Clinica Aplicada

    Buenos Aires, C1425AGC, Argentina

  • Centro Médico Viamonte

    Buenos Aires, C1120AAC, Argentina

  • Centro Rosarino de Investigaciones Clinicas (CRICs)

    Rosario, 2000, Argentina

  • Centro de Diagnóstico y Rehabilitación (CEDIR)

    Santa Fe, 3000, Argentina

  • Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas Baigorria

    Granadero Baigorria, 2152, Argentina

  • Charter Research - Lady Lake

    The Villages, Florida, 32162, United States

  • Clinical Research Institute

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Clinvest Headlands Llc

    Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States

  • Conquest Research

    Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States

  • Cotton O'Neil Clinical Research Center

    Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States

  • Dr. Anil K. Gupta Medicine Professional Corporation

    Toronto, M9V 4B4, Canada

  • Flourish Research - Miami, LLC

    Miami, Florida, 33135, United States

  • Fundación Respirar

    Buenos Aires, C1426ABP, Argentina

  • FutureSearch Trials of Neurology

    Austin, Texas, 78731, United States

  • Great Lakes Research Group, Inc.

    Bay City, Michigan, 48706, United States

  • Houston Research Institute

    Houston, Texas, 77079, United States

  • IMA Clinical Research St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg, Florida, 33704, United States

  • Instituto Médico Catamarca IMEC

    Rosario, 2000, Argentina

  • Investigaciones Medicas Imoba Srl

    Buenos Aires, C1056ABH, Argentina

  • K2 Medical Research - Daytona Beach

    Daytona Beach, Florida, 32114, United States

  • MD First Research - Chandler

    Chandler, Arizona, 85286, United States

  • MedVadis Research Corporation

    Waltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States

  • Mercy Family Clinic

    Dallas, Texas, 75208, United States

  • New Phase Research and Development

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States

  • Podlaskie Centrum Psychogeriatrii

    Bialystok, 15-756, Poland

  • Sovah Clinical Research-River District

    Danville, Virginia, 24541, United States

  • St Joseph Heritage Healthcare

    Fullerton, California, 92835, United States

  • Tucson Orthopaedic Institute - North Wyatt Drive

    Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States

  • Winterberry Research Inc.

    Hamilton, L8J 0B6, Canada

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