Gout and obesity: new trial tests Weight-Loss drug to lower uric acid
NCT ID NCT07326839
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding the weight-loss drug orlistat to standard gout treatment helps obese patients lower uric acid levels and reduce gout attacks. 120 adults with gout and obesity will take either orlistat or a placebo for 24 weeks, along with diet and exercise advice. The main goal is to see how many reach a safe uric acid level, with secondary focus on weight loss and inflammation.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 to 70 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Meeting the 2015 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for gout. 2. Age 18-70 years. 3. BMI ≥28 kg/m². 4. Serum uric acid ≥480 μmol/L. 5. Willing and able to comply with the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindications to orlistat or other gout medications. 2. Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction. 3. History of severe allergy or adverse reactions to study drugs. 4. Pregnant or lactating women. 5. Malignancy. 6. Secondary gout. 7. Poor compliance or inability to cooperate. 8. Participation in other clinical trials within the last 3 months.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Gout are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
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
-
General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, PLA
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Custom knee guides put to the test in obese patients
- Can a daily pill tame Gout's uric acid?
- Can a new drug combo crack Hard-to-Treat gout?
- A pill for obesity? early human trial puts MDR-001 to the test
- Can a weekly shot help people who still struggle with weight after bariatric surgery?
- Do GLP-1 Weight-Loss drugs change how teens eat and feel?