New daily pill could ease knee pain and help weight loss in obesity
NCT ID NCT07153471
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tests a once-daily pill called orforglipron in 800 adults with obesity or overweight who also have painful knee osteoarthritis. The goal is to see if the drug reduces knee pain and improves physical function over about 74 weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive 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 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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: * Have a body mass index (BMI) of 27 kilograms per square meter (kg/m2) or higher at screening * Have tried at least once to lose weight through diet but were unsuccessful * Have osteoarthritis of the knee and at least one of the following conditions: * Be over 50 years old * Have morning knee stiffness that lasts about 30 minutes * Have a crackling or grinding sound or feeling in the knee Exclusion Criteria: * Have gained or lost more than 11 pounds within 90 days prior to screening * Have had a surgery for obesity or plan to have one in the next 18 months * Have an active knee infection * Have type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or any other type of diabetes * Have had a recent heart condition or New York Heart Association Functional Classification Class IV congestive heart failure * Have used any glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medication within 180 days of screening
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
67 sites in 5 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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ALPHA Recherche Clinique
RECRUITINGQuébec, G3K 2P8, Canada
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AMR Clinical
RECRUITINGTempe, Arizona, 85281, United States
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AMR Clinical
RECRUITINGNewton, Kansas, 67114, United States
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AMR Clinical
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64114, United States
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AMR Clinical
RECRUITINGKnoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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Activian Clinical Research
RECRUITINGKingwood, Texas, 77339, United States
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Advanced Rheumatology of Houston - Woodlands
RECRUITINGThe Woodlands, Texas, 77382, United States
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Aggarwal and Associates Limited
RECRUITINGBrampton, L6T 0G1, Canada
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Alpha Recherche Clinique
RECRUITINGQuébec, G2J 0C4, Canada
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AmBeNet GmbH
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04107, Germany
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Ando Orthopedic
RECRUITINGKawasaki, 213-0001, Japan
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Arizona Research Center
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85053, United States
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Biopharma Informatic, LLC
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77084, United States
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Bluewater Clinical Research Group Inc.
RECRUITINGSarnia, N7T 4X3, Canada
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CDG Studienambulanz Hartard
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMünchen, 80809, Germany
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Cardio Metabolic Institute
RECRUITINGSomerset, New Jersey, 08873, United States
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Care Access - Decatur
RECRUITINGDecatur, Georgia, 30030, United States
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Care Access - Huntington Beach
RECRUITINGHuntington Beach, California, 92648, United States
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Care Access - Rapid City
RECRUITINGRapid City, South Dakota, 57701, United States
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Care Access - Thousand Oaks
RECRUITINGThousand Oaks, California, 91360, United States
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Carolina Research Center
RECRUITINGShelby, North Carolina, 28150, United States
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Centro Medico del Angel
RECRUITINGMexicali, 21100, Mexico
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Centro de Estudios de Investigacion Metabolicos y Cardiovasculares, S.C.
RECRUITINGCiudad Madero, 89440, Mexico
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Charlottesville Medical Research
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22911, United States
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Chase Medical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGWaterbury, Connecticut, 06708, United States
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Clínica Gaias - Santiago
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSantiago de Compostela, 15702, Spain
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Clínica García Flores SC
RECRUITINGMonterrey, 64610, Mexico
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Clínica nuevas Tecnologías en Diabetes y Endocrinología (NTDE)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeville, 41003, Spain
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Dedicated Research Site FutureMeds
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOffenbach, 63065, Germany
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Diex Recherche Inc. Division Joliette
RECRUITINGJoliette, J6E 6A9, Canada
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Fukuoka Wajiro Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, 811-0213, Japan
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G.R.M.O. (Groupe de recherche en maladies osseuses) Inc.
RECRUITINGQuébec, G1V 4K5, Canada
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Gershon Pain Specialists
RECRUITINGVirginia Beach, Virginia, 23454, United States
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Goto Orthopedic Surgery Clinic
RECRUITINGMiyazaki, 880-0835, Japan
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HRF II - Hamburger Rheuma Forschungszentrum II MVZ für Rheumatologie und Autoimmunmedizin Hamburg GmbH / -T
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHamburg, 20095, Germany
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Hamanomachi Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, 810-8539, Japan
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGValladolid, 47010, Spain
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Hospital Quiron Infanta Luisa
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeville, 41010, Spain
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Hospital Quirón Málaga
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMálaga, 29004, Spain
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Hospital San Rafael - La Coruña
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSantander, 39008, Spain
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Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200040, China
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IMED Internal Medicine Clin Trials
RECRUITINGMonterrey, 64020, Mexico
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Investigacion y Biomedicina de Chihuahua
RECRUITINGChihuahua City, 31000, Mexico
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Japan Community Health Care Organization - Saitama Medical Center
RECRUITINGSaitama, 330-0074, Japan
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, 210029, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, 250013, China
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Juno Research
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77040, United States
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Kariya Toyota General Hospital
RECRUITINGKariya, 448-8505, Japan
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Kato Orthopedic Clinic
RECRUITINGMorioka, 020-0021, Japan
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Klinische Forschung Dresden
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDresden, 01069, Germany
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Klinische Forschung Hamburg
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHamburg, 20253, Germany
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Klinische Forschung Hannover-Mitte
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHanover, 30159, Germany
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Klinische Forschung Karlsruhe
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKarlsruhe, 76137, Germany
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Kohler & Milstein Research S.A. De C.V.
RECRUITINGMérida, 97070, Mexico
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Legacy Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGColorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States
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Masumoto Orthopedics Clinic
RECRUITINGSuginami City, 167-0051, Japan
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MedVadis Research Corporation
RECRUITINGWaltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States
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Mercy Family Clinic
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75208, United States
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Nanjing First Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, 210006, China
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Nanjing Medical University - Nanjing Jiangning Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, 211100, China
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North Georgia Clinical Research
RECRUITINGWoodstock, Georgia, 30189, United States
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Northwest Clinical Research Center
RECRUITINGBellevue, Washington, 98007, United States
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Pingxiang People's Hospital
RECRUITINGPingxiang, 337055, China
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Private Practice - Dr. Jochen Walter
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGRendsburg, 24768, Germany
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Sapporo Maruyama Orthopedic Hospital
RECRUITINGSapporo, 060-0007, Japan
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Shimane University Hospital
RECRUITINGIzumo, 693-8501, Japan
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Siteworks - Karlsruhe
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKarlsruhe, 76137, Germany
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Siteworks GmbH - Bochum
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBochum, 44787, Germany
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Siteworks GmbH - Hannover
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHanover, 30449, Germany
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StudyMetrix Research
RECRUITINGCity of Saint Peters, Missouri, 63303, United States
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Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province
RECRUITINGTaizhou, 317000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technolo -T
RECRUITINGBaotou, 014010, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science &Technology
RECRUITINGLuoyang, 471003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College
RECRUITINGShantou, 515041, China
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The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao
RECRUITINGQinhuangdao Shi, 066000, China
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The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHarbin, 150001, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, 400010, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Hefei
RECRUITINGHefei, 230011, China
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The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, 518053, China
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Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital
RECRUITINGMinatoku, 108-0073, Japan
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Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWürzburg, 97074, Germany
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University Orthopedics Center
RECRUITINGAltoona, Pennsylvania, 16602, United States
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Winterberry Research Inc.
RECRUITINGStoney Creek, L8J 0B6, Canada
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Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100053, China
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Your Research Network
RECRUITINGNiagara Falls, L2H 1H5, Canada
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