Weekly shot shows promise for significant weight loss in asian population

NCT ID NCT04998136

Summary

This study tested whether a weekly injection of semaglutide could help Asian adults with obesity lose weight. For about a year, 150 participants either received the active drug or a placebo (dummy) injection, combined with lifestyle counseling. The main goal was to see how much body weight changed from the start to the end of the treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ajou University Hospital

    Suwon, 16499, South Korea

  • Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital_Gyeonggi-do

    Gyeonggi-do, 10326, South Korea

  • Gachon University Gil Hospital

    Incheon, 405-760, South Korea

  • Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital

    Gyeonggi-do, 14068, South Korea

  • King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital_Bangkok

    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

  • King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital_Endocrinology

    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

  • King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital_Obstetrics&Gynecology

    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

  • Konyang University Hospital

    Daejeon, 35365, South Korea

  • Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai_Hematology and Oncology

    Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

  • Obstetrics&Gynecology King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

  • Ramathibodi Hospital_Nutrition and Biochemical

    Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

  • SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center

    Seoul, 07061, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea

  • Siriraj Hospital_Bangkok_1

    Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

  • Siriraj Hospital_Dept Cardio

    Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

  • Siriraj Institute of Clinical Research

    Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

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