New drug could ease sleep apnea and help shed pounds
NCT ID NCT07225686
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a new medicine, maridebart cafraglutide, for adults with obstructive sleep apnea who are overweight or obese and already use a CPAP machine. The goal is to see if the drug can reduce breathing pauses during sleep and help with weight loss over 52 weeks. About 250 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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18 to 99 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: * AHI ≥ 15 on polysomnography at day 1 before randomization. * BMI ≥ 27 kg/m\^2 at screening. * History of at least 1 unsuccessful attempt at weight loss by diet and exercise. * On positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for at least 3 consecutive months before screening and plan to continue PAP therapy during the trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Had any previous or planned upper airway surgery or major ear, nose, or throat surgery for OSA. * Significant craniofacial abnormalities that may affect breathing at screening. * Diagnosis of Central or Mixed Sleep Apnea with proportion of mixed or central apneas/hypopneas ≥ 50%, and/or diagnosis of Cheyne Stokes Respiration. * Active device treatment of OSA other than PAP therapy (eg, oral appliances), or other treatments, that in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with study outcomes. * Respiratory diseases such as obesity hypoventilation syndrome or daytime hypercapnia, or neuromuscular diseases such as myasthenia gravis or other conditions that could interfere with the results of the trial in the opinion of the investigator. * Have personal circumstances or job-related responsibilities that prevent a 7-day PAP withdrawal before polysomnography testing during the course of the 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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Sleep Research
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Aggarwal and Associates Ltd
Brampton, Ontario, L6T 0G1, Canada
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Basil Clinical
Laurelton, New York, 11413, United States
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CPQuali Pesquisa Clinica Ltda
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01228-000, Brazil
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CTI Clinical Research Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212, United States
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CaRe Clinic
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4L7, Canada
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
Angers, 49933, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux - Hopital Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble - Hopital Nord Michallon
Grenoble, 38043, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier - Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve
Montpellier, 34090, France
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Centro Medico Teknon
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08022, Spain
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Centro Paulista de Investigacao Clinica Cepic
São Paulo, 04266-010, Brazil
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Cerebrovaskularni poradna sro
Ostrava - Poruba, 708 00, Czechia
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Clinical Research Center Of Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida, 33060, United States
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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont
Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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Destiny Research Center
Palmetto Bay, Florida, 33157, United States
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Diabeteszentrum Hamburg West
Hamburg, 22607, Germany
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Diex Recherche Trois Rivieres
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, G9A 4P3, Canada
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Epic Medical Research - DeSoto
DeSoto, Texas, 75115, United States
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Erzsebet Gondozohaz
Gödöllő, 2100, Hungary
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Fakultni nemocnice Brno
Brno, 625 00, Czechia
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Fukuoka University Hospital
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan
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FutureSearch Trials of Neurology
Austin, Texas, 78731, United States
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Gokeikai Osaka Kaisei Hospital
Osaka, Osaka, 532-0003, Japan
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Goodsleep Clinic
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0012, Japan
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Hospices Civils de Lyon - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Hospital Medico Quirurgico San Rafael
A Coruña, Galicia, 15006, Spain
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Hospital Quiron Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebron
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo Hcfmusp
São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-900, Brazil
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InnoDiab Forschung
Essen, 45136, Germany
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Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica de Campinas - Ipecc
Campinas, São Paulo, 13060-080, Brazil
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Kuwamizu Hospital
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, 862-0954, Japan
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Mazda Hospital of Mazda Motor Corporation
Aki-gun, Hiroshima, 735-8585, Japan
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Monash Medical Centre
Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Monroe Biomedical Research
Monroe, North Carolina, 28112, United States
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Nakamura Clinic
Urasoe-shi, Okinawa, 901-2132, Japan
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Narodowy Instytut Kardiologii Stefana Kardynala Wyszynskiego Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Warsaw, 04-635, Poland
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Nemocnice Rudolfa a Stefanie Benesov as
Benesov U Prahy, 256 01, Czechia
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NeuroTrials Research
Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States
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Northwest Clinical Research Center
Bellevue, Washington, 98007, United States
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Nucleo de Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-170, Brazil
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Peninsula Research Associates
Rolling Hills Estates, California, 90274, United States
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RESM ShinYokohama Sleep and Respiratory Medical Care Clinic
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 222-0033, Japan
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Red-Institut GmbH
Oldenburg, 23758, Germany
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Reformatus Pulmonologiai Centrum
Törökbálint, 2045, Hungary
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Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital
Herston, Queensland, 4006, Australia
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Saiseikai Futsukaichi Hospital
Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka, 818-8516, Japan
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Siteworks - Zentrum fuer klinische Studien Hannover
Hanover, 30449, Germany
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Siteworks - Zentrum fuer klinische Studien Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, 76137, Germany
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Sleep Therapy & Research Center
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Sleep and Mental Clinic-Kitahiroshima
Kitahiroshima-shi, Hokkaido, 061-1121, Japan
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SomnoCenter Budapest Alvaszavar Kozpont
Budapest, 1012, Hungary
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SomnoCenter Szeged Alvaszavar Kozpont
Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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Teradan Clinical Trials
Brandon, Florida, 33511, United States
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku
Bialystok, 15-276, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu
Poznan, 60-569, Poland
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Valley Clinical Trials
Northridge, California, 91325, United States
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Wharton Medical Clinic
Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 5G8, Canada
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Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Macquarie Park, New South Wales, 2113, Australia
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