New obesity pill shows promise in early trial

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Able and willing to provide a written informed consent; 2. Male or female subjects, 18-65 years of age at the time of signing informed consent; 3. At screening visit, 28.0 ≤BMI≤ 40.0 kg/m2; 4. Diet and exercise control for at least 3 months before screening visit, and the weight change does not exceed 5% within the last 3 months; 5. Non-pregnant or lactating women. Fertile male and female (including partners) agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Uncontrollable hypertension; 2. Presence of - clinically significant lab or ECG results that may affect the evaluation of the efficacy or safety of the study drug at screening visit; 3. PHQ-9 score ≥15; 4. Medical history or illness that affects body weight; 5. History of diabetes; 6. Acute infection, acute trauma, or medium to large surgery within 1 month prior to screening; 7. History of severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months prior to screening; 8. Any organ-system malignancies developed within 5 years; 9. Confirmed or suspected depression, bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies, schizophrenia, or other serious mental illness; 10. History of alcohol and/or substance abuse or drug abuse; 11. Use of any medication or treatment that may have caused significant weight change within 3 months; 12. History of bariatric surgery; 13. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to trial product(s) or related products; 14. history of blood donation or blood loss in the 3 months before screening, or blood transfusion in the 2 months before screening; 15. Surgery is planned during the trial; 16. Mentally incapacitated or speech-impaired; 17. Acute or chronic hepatitis; 18. The investigators determined that other conditions were inappropriate for participation in this clinical trial.