New daily pill shows promise for obesity and diabetes in early trial
NCT ID NCT05184322
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tested an oral tablet called ecnoglutide in 87 healthy adults. The drug is a GLP-1 analogue, similar to existing injectable treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, but designed to be taken by mouth. The main goal was to check safety and how the body processes the drug, not yet to measure weight loss or blood sugar control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ecnoglutide (a GLP-1 analogue)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a convenient daily pill for managing obesity and type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial in healthy people, so safety and effectiveness are not yet known. Many early drugs fail to show benefit in later trials.
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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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87 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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 55 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy male or female participants, aged 18 to 55 years (inclusive at the time of informed consenting); * Participants must be in good general health, with no significant medical history, and have no clinically significant abnormalities on physical examination at Screening and/or before administration of study drug; * Stable body weight for at least 3 months prior to Screening (i.e., \<5% change) by self-declaration; * Participants must have a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥22.0 kg/m2 and \<32.0 kg/m2 and weigh ≥55 kg at Screening (Cohorts 1A/1B to 3), or participants must have a BMI ≥30.0 kg/m2 and \<40.0 kg/m2 and weigh ≥75 kg at Screening (Cohort 4, 5 and 6 only); Key Exclusion Criteria: * Prior or ongoing medical conditions, medical history, physical findings, or laboratory abnormality that, in the Investigator's (or delegate's) opinion, may require treatment or render the participant unlikely to fully complete the study, or any condition that presents undue risk from the investigational product (IP) or procedures or interfere with study assessments; * Confirmed diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 1, type 2, or of any other forms at any time, and/or occurrence of documented or suspected hypoglycaemic episodes within 12 months prior to Screening; * Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2;
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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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Q-Pharm Pty Ltd (AKA Nucleus Network Brisbane)
Herston, Queensland, 4006, Australia
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