Inside the body: study reveals how wegovy and mounjaro change your metabolism over 6 months.
NCT ID NCT07041983
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tracks 30 adults with obesity who are starting anti-obesity medications like Wegovy or Mounjaro. Researchers will measure how these drugs affect 24-hour energy expenditure and body composition (fat vs. muscle) over 6 months using a metabolic chamber and DXA scans. The goal is to understand the long-term metabolic changes behind weight loss.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Semaglutide (Wegovy) and Tirzepatide (Mounjaro)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could clarify how these weight-loss drugs change the body's energy use and fat loss, helping doctors personalize obesity treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants and no control group, so results may not apply to everyone. It measures metabolism changes, not long-term weight loss or health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults aged 18-75 years with Body mass index (BMI) \>= 30 kg/m² or \>= 27 kg/m² with at least one weight-related comorbidity (e.g., prediabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease) and stable body weight (±2 kg in prior 3 months)
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Body mass index (BMI) \>= 30 kg/m² or \>= 27 kg/m² with at least one weight-related comorbidity and stable body weight (±2 kg in prior 3 months) * informed consent, adherence to study protocol, negative pregnancy test and contraception use (if applicable), and absence of cardiovascular events or end-organ damage. Exclusion Criteria: * psychiatric conditions impairing adherence, history of medullary thyroid cancer, pregnancy/lactation * diabetes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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university hospital of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
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