New weight loss pill HRS9531 enters final testing phase
NCT ID NCT07670884
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether HRS9531 tablets can help overweight or obese adults lose weight over 52 weeks. About 425 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo. The study measures weight change and the proportion of people losing at least 5% of their body weight.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HRS9531 tablet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new medication option for significant weight loss in people who are overweight or obese.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but results are not yet available. The drug may cause side effects or not work better than placebo. Long-term safety and effectiveness are still unknown.
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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 675 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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: 1. Male or female subjects, 18-75 years of age at the time of signing informed consent; 2. At screening visit, BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 or ≥ 24 kg/m2 with at least one weight-related comorbidity; 3. 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; 4. Able and willing to provide a written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. 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; 2. Uncontrollable severe hypertension; 3. PHQ-9 score ≥ 15; 4. Medical history or illness that affects body weight; 5. History of diabetes; 6. Acute or chronic hepatitis; 7. History of severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months prior to screening; 8. Any organ-system malignancies developed within 5 years; 9. Acute infection, acute trauma, or medium to large surgery within 30 days prior to screening; 10. Confirmed or suspected depression, bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies, schizophrenia, or other serious mental illness, mentally incapacitated or speech-impaired; 11. Use of any medication or treatment that may have caused significant weight change within 90 days; 12. History of bariatric surgery; 13. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to trial product(s) or related products; 14. History of alcohol and/or substance abuse or drug abuse; 15. History of blood donation or blood loss in the 3 months before screening, or blood transfusion in the 2 months before screening; 16. Surgery is planned during the trial; 17. The investigators determined that other conditions were inappropriate for participation in this clinical trial.
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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
2 sites. 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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Henan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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