New weekly shot could help chinese adults shed pounds and control diabetes
NCT ID NCT07670416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing a once-weekly injection called enicepatide in 300 Chinese adults who are obese or overweight, with or without type 2 diabetes. The drug works by mimicking two gut hormones to reduce appetite and improve blood sugar control. Participants will receive either the drug or a placebo, along with diet and exercise advice, for 52 weeks to see how much weight they lose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enicepatide (a weekly injection that targets two gut hormones to reduce appetite and improve blood sugar)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new once-weekly injection to help Chinese adults with obesity or overweight lose significant weight and manage type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to other populations. Side effects like nausea or vomiting are common with this drug class, and long-term safety is still being studied.
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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 300 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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Mar 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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Body mass index (BMI) ≥24.0 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m\^2) for participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) * BMI ≥28.0 kg/m\^2 or BMI ≥24.0 and \<28.0 kg/m\^2 and diagnosed with at least one weight-related comorbidity (prediabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, fatty liver, obstructive sleep apnea, or weight-related cardiovascular disease) for participants without T2DM * Agreement to adhere to the contraception requirements Exclusion Criteria: * History of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) * Obesity induced by other endocrinologic disorders * Any planned major medical procedure or surgery during the study * History of significant active or unstable major depressive disorder (MDD) or other severe psychiatric disorder * Any lifetime history of suicide attempt * History of any hematologic conditions that may interfere with HbA1c measurement * History of acute or chronic pancreatitis or clinically significant gallbladder disease * Treatment with any approved or investigational GLP-1-RA-based therapy within 6 months prior to randomization * Treatment with other investigational therapy within 3 months prior to randomization or less than 5 elimination half-lives prior to randomization, whichever is longer * Known allergy to any component of the study drug formulation or any other condition that is a contraindication to GLP-1 RAs or GLP-1/GIP RAs
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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
21 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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Hebei Medical University - The Second Hospital
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, 050004, China
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Hebei Petro China Central Hospital
RECRUITINGLangfang, 065000, China
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Huai'an First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGHuai'an, China
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Huzhou Central Hospital
RECRUITINGHuzhou, 313000, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, 250013, China
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Luoyang Third People's Hospital
RECRUITINGLuoyang, 471000, China
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Peking University People's Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100044, China
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Shanghai East Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200120, China
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Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, 201304, China
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Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200072, China
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Shenyang Fifth People Hospital
RECRUITINGShenyang, 110074, China
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The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
RECRUITINGNanjing, 211100, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University(Ningbo First Hospital)
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHerbin, 150001, China
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The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province
RECRUITINGShenyang, 110016, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, 230601, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450014, China
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The Second Hospital of Jilin University
RECRUITINGChangchun, 130041, China
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Tongren Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200336, China
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Yan'an University Xianyang Hospital
RECRUITINGXianyang, Shaanxi, 712000, China
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Zibo Municipal Hospital.
RECRUITINGZibo, 255400, China
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