New shot aims to keep Ex-Smokers from lighting up again
NCT ID NCT07223840
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called brenipatide against a placebo to see if it can help adults who have recently quit smoking stay smoke-free. About 222 participants will receive injections for 24 weeks and be followed for 8 more weeks. The main goal is to see if more people remain abstinent from cigarettes with brenipatide than with placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- brenipatide
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new medication to help people who have quit smoking avoid relapsing.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 222 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may not prove more effective than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 222 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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 to 75 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: * Have recently quit smoking and are motivated to stay quit from smoking * Are reliable and willing to make themselves available for the duration of the study and attend required study visits and are willing and able to follow study procedures as required, such as self-inject study intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Have evidence of any substance use disorder within the past 180 days prior to screening, except mild alcohol use disorder, mild cannabis use disorder, or tobacco use disorder * Have answered "yes" to either Question 4 or Question 5 on the "Suicidal Ideation" portion of the C-SSRS and the ideation occurred within the past 6 months, or have answered "yes" to any of the suicide-related behaviors on the "Suicidal Behavior" portion of the C-SSRS and the behavior occurred within the past 6 months * Have severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or any other clinically severe respiratory condition that in the investigator's opinion may pose a risk. * Have participated in a clinical study and have received active treatment, or unknown if they received active treatment, within 90 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before screening
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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
28 sites in 3 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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2nd Affiliated Hospital Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, 400072, China
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Adams Clinical Dallas
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDeSoto, Texas, 75115, United States
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Arch Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Beijing Anding Hospital - Affiliated Capital University of Medical Science
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100088, China
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Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100020, China
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Circle Clinical Research
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States
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Coastal Carolina Research Center
RECRUITINGNorth Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, United States
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Conquest Research - Orlando
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32832, United States
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Eastside Research Associates
RECRUITINGRedmond, Washington, 98052, United States
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FutureSearch Trials of Dallas
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75251, United States
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GTL Medical & Research Group
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33173, United States
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Health Research of Hampton Roads, Inc.
RECRUITINGNewport News, Virginia, 23606, United States
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Higashi Shinjuku Clinic
RECRUITINGTokyo, 169-0072, Japan
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Hillcrest Medical Research
COMPLETEDDeLand, Florida, 32720, United States
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K2 Medical Research ORLANDO
RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Miyazaki RC Clinic
RECRUITINGShinagawa-ku, 140-0001, Japan
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North Georgia Clinical Research
RECRUITINGWoodstock, Georgia, 30189, United States
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Revival Research Institute, LLC
RECRUITINGDearborn, Michigan, 48126, United States
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Rochester Clinical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14609, United States
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Samoncho Clinic
RECRUITINGShinjuku, 160-0017, Japan
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, 610072, China
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310016, China
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Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province
RECRUITINGLinhai, 317000, China
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TecTum Research
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33024, United States
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The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, 518053, China
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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The first affiliated hospital of Ningbo university
RECRUITINGNingbo, 315010, China
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Vector Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89128, United States
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Woodland Research Northwest
RECRUITINGRogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States
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