New obesity drug candidate enters first human safety tests
NCT ID NCT07654972
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests an experimental drug called LY4174794 in 108 healthy volunteers who are overweight or have obesity. The main goal is to check the drug's safety and how the body processes it, not to measure weight loss. Participants will receive either the drug or a placebo and be monitored for about 7 to 11 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LY4174794 (an experimental drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new medication for weight management in people with obesity or overweight.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 108 participants, focused on safety, not weight loss. The drug may not work or could have side effects.
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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 108 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
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 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Are overtly healthy with no comorbidities related to body mass index (BMI), such as type 2 diabetes mellitus or unstable cardiovascular disease * Are overweight with a BMI of ≥27 kilogram per meter square (kg/m²), or have obesity with a BMI of ≥30 kg/ m² * Have had a self-reported stable weight for 3 months prior to screening Exclusion Criteria: * Have a history or presence of cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, GI, endocrine, hematological, or neurological disorders capable of significantly altering the absorption, metabolism, or elimination of drugs, or of constituting a risk when taking the study intervention, or of interfering with the interpretation of data * Is an individual of childbearing potential (IOCBP)
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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
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ICON Early Phase Services, LLC
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78232, United States
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ICON Early Phase Services, LLC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84124, United States
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Lilly Centre for Clinical Pharmacology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSingapore, 138623, Singapore
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