Can weight-loss drugs keep your muscles strong? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT07527195
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 1 study looks at how CagriSema, semaglutide, and cagrilintide affect muscle health in 100 adults aged 50-70 with obesity and slightly high blood sugar. Participants will receive one of the drugs or a placebo for up to 15 months. The main goal is to measure how well muscles take up sugar after insulin stimulation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CagriSema (cagrilintide and semaglutide), cagrilintide, semaglutide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that these weight-loss drugs preserve or improve muscle health during weight loss, potentially leading to better treatments for obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study focuses on muscle changes, not long-term weight loss or safety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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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50 to 70 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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Inclusion criteria * Male or female. * Age 50-70 years (both inclusive) at the time of signing the informed consent. * Body Mass index (BMI) between 30.0 kilograms per square meter (kg/m\^2) and 39.9 kg/m\^2 (both inclusive) at screening (V1). * Excess body weight should be due to excess adipose tissue, as judged by the investigator. * Participant has a wish to lose at least 25 percentage (%) of body weight within 52 weeks of treatment. Exclusion criteria * Any leg amputations. * Female participants who are not postmenopausal at screening. * Any clinically significant body weight change (greater than or equal to \[\>=\] 5% self-reported change) or dieting attempts within 90 days before screening. * Treatment with any glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist or a medication with GLP-1 activity within 90 days before screening.
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Aarhus Universitetshospital, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus
RECRUITINGAarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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