New pill could help shed pounds without needles
NCT ID NCT07243171
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental oral drug called ecnoglutide in 84 Chinese adults who are overweight or obese. The main goal is to check safety and how the body processes the drug, while also measuring weight changes. Participants take either the drug or a placebo daily for several weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ecnoglutide tablets
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new oral medication for weight management, offering a convenient alternative to injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 84 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Side effects and lack of efficacy are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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 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: 1. At the time of informed consent, with BMI in the range of 24.0 to 35.0 kg/m2 (including the threshold), body weight \>60.0 kg for male, and weight \>50.0 kg for female; 2. Self-declaration of body weight change \<5% within 3 months prior to informed consent ; Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of overweight or obesity due to endocrine disorders , such as Cushing's syndrome; 2. Diagnosis of other endocrine disorders with clinical significance, including but not limited to hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules (imaging shows TI-RADS≥ class 3), thyroid cancer, or personal or family history of type 2 multiple endocrine tumor syndrome (MEN2), etc. 3. Diagnosis of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases with clinical significance within 6 months prior to screening, including but not limited to acute stroke, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, arrhythmia, etc. 4. Diagnosis of severe gastrointestinal diseases, including but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease, active ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, dyspepsia, diabetic gastroparesis, diabetic diarrhea, clinical gastric emptying abnormalities (such as pyloric obstruction), etc. 5. History of major gastrointestinal surgery (except cholecystectomy or appendectomy), or metabolic surgery, or plan to undergo major surgery during the study period; 6. HbA1c ≥6.5% or fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L, or OGTT 2-hour blood glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L, at screening; 7. Clinical laboratory test results with clinical significance
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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
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The places running it
1 site. 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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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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