New drug could help people with diabetes shed pounds
NCT ID NCT07220759
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a new medicine called cagrilintide to help people who are overweight or have obesity and type 2 diabetes lose weight. About 330 adults will receive either cagrilintide or a placebo for around 18 months. The main goals are to see how much weight they lose and how many achieve at least a 5% weight reduction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cagrilintide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, cagrilintide could offer a new medication option for significant weight loss in people with type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is still an investigational drug; it may not prove effective or could have side effects. The trial is not yet complete, so results are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 330 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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Jun 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 years and older
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent obtained before any study-related activities. Study-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the study, including activities to determine suitability for the study. * Female or male (sex at birth). * Age 18 years or above at the time of signing the informed consent. * History of at least one self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight.(a\*) * Body mass index (BMI) \>= 27.0 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2). * Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes \>= 180 days before screening.(a\*) * Treatment with either lifestyle intervention(a\*), or: * Stable treatment (same drug(s), dose and dosing frequency) for at least 90 days before screening with 1-3 marketed oral antidiabetic drugs (metformin, α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGI), glinides, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), thiazolidinediones, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4i) or sulphonylureas (SU) as a single agent or in combination according to local practice.(a\*) * For up to 30% of participants the following concomitant medication is allowed: * Treatment for any indication with a stable dose of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) containing medication, stable for at least 1 year before screening (a\*) and/or * Treatment with basal insulin minimum (0.25 units per kilogram per day (U/kg/day) or 20 units per day \[U/day\]) stable for at least 90 days before screening.(a\*) Key Exclusion Criteria: * Treatment, or intention to initiate treatment, with any medication prescribed for the indication of weight management within 180 days before screening.(a\*) * Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (RA) or GLP-1 containing medication within 180 days before screening, apart from those randomized according to inclusion criteria 7bi.(a\*) * Previous dosing of marketed or non-marketed amylin-based compounds.(a\*) (a\*) - As declared by the participant, reported in the medical records or at the investigator's discretion.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Accellacare
Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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Attenborough Surgery
Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 2NN, United Kingdom
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Brunel Medical Practice
Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4QX, United Kingdom
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Buenos Aires Mácula
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1061AAE, Argentina
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CICEMO- Consultorio de Investigación Clínica EMO
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1405BUB, Argentina
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CMI Dr. Pletea Noemi SRL
Bacau, 600154, Romania
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Center for Diab,Obes & Metab
Pembroke Pines, Florida, 33024, United States
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Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois CHUV
Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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Centricity Res New Bern Multispeciality
New Bern, North Carolina, 28562, United States
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Centricity Res Pointe-Claire
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9R 4S3, Canada
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Centricity Research Brampton Endocrinology
Brampton, Ontario, L6S 0C6, Canada
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Centro Medico Dra. Laura Maffei e Investigacion Clínica Apli
Buenos Aires, C1425AGC, Argentina
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Chambliss Clinical Trials, LLC
Montgomery, Alabama, 36106, United States
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Chear Center LLC
The Bronx, New York, 10455, United States
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Chonnam National University Hospital
Gwangju, 61469, South Korea
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Clinica Korall S.R.L. Satu Mare
Satu Mare, 440055, Romania
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DIAB s.r.o.
Rožňava, 04801, Slovakia
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Debreceni Egyetem
Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 4032, Hungary
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Diabet Med SRL
Bucharest, 050913, Romania
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Diabetes Adipositas Zentrum Zürich
Zollikerberg, 8125, Switzerland
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Diabmed Dr Popescu Alexandrina SRL
Ploieşti, Prahova, 100179, Romania
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Diex Recherche Victoriaville
Victoriaville, Quebec, G6P 3Z8, Canada
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EUC Klinika Praha a.s.
Prague, 150 00, Czechia
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East West Med Res Inst
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814, United States
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G.A. Research Associates Ltd.
Moncton, New Brunswick, E1G 1A7, Canada
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Hamilton Medical Research Group
Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 5G4, Canada
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Hammersmith and Fulham Partnership Research Unit - Richford Gate Primary Care Centre
London, W6 7HY, United Kingdom
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Headlands Research CTR Lincoln
Lincoln, California, 95648, United States
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Holston Medical Group_Bristol
Bristol, Tennessee, 37620, United States
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IRIDIA s.r.o.
Vrútky, 038 61, Slovakia
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Kantonsspital Olten
Olten, 4600, Switzerland
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Komáromi Selye János Kórház
Komárom, 2900, Hungary
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Kyunghee University Medical Center
Seoul, 130-872, South Korea
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Lékařský dům Géčko
České Budějovice, 370 11, Czechia
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MediSphere Medical RC
Evansville, Indiana, 47714, United States
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Milan Kvapil s.r.o.
Prague, 149 00, Czechia
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Milestone Research
London, Ontario, N5W 6A2, Canada
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National Clin Res Inc.
Richmond, Virginia, 23294, United States
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Nemocnica akademika L. Derera, UNB
Bratislava, 831 01, Slovakia
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Noble Clinical Research
Tucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
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North Coast Medical Ltd
Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1RU, United Kingdom
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Nova Scotia Hlth Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada
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OCT Research ULC (dba Okanagan Clinical Trials)
Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 1Z9, Canada
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Oak Tree Surgery
Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XA, United Kingdom
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Opca bolnica Karlovac
Karlovac, 47000, Croatia
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Optimal Research Sites
Orange City, Florida, 32763, United States
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Pacific Clinical Studies
Los Alamitos, California, 90720, United States
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Palm Beach Research Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States
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Poliklinika SLAVONIJA OSIJEK
Osijek, 31000, Croatia
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Poliklinika Solmed
Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612, South Korea
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QUALICLINIC Egészségügyi Szolgáltató és Kutatásszervező Kft
Budapest, Pest County, 1036, Hungary
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S.C Milena Sante SRL
Galati, 800001, Romania
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Scripps Whittier Diabetes Inst
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Spartanburg Medical Research
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
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Specijalna Bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju Krapinske Toplice_Endocrinology
Krapinske Toplice, 49217, Croatia
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TPMG Clinical Research
Newport News, Virginia, 23606, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul ST. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 06591, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, Yeouido ST. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 07345, South Korea
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Univ of Alabama_Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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Velocity Clinical Res-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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Walgreens - Store 3915
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89146, United States
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Walgreens - Store 4442
Kissimmee, Florida, 34746, United States
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Wharton Medical Clinic Clinical Trials (Hamilton)
Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 5G8, Canada
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Óbudai Egészségügyi Centrum
Budapest, Pest County, 1036, Hungary
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