New combo pill aims to melt fat, not muscle, in weight loss
NCT ID NCT07446998
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This Phase 2b trial tests whether adding enobosarm (a muscle-preserving drug) to semaglutide (a weight-loss drug) helps older adults lose more fat and keep muscle. About 200 people aged 65 and older who are overweight or obese will take both drugs or semaglutide alone. The goal is to see if the combo improves weight loss and physical function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- enobosarm (a selective androgen receptor modulator) combined with semaglutide (a GLP-1 drug for weight loss)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could help people lose fat while keeping muscle, improving physical function and weight management.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2b study with only 200 participants. The drug combination may not work as hoped or could cause unexpected 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 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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239 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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65 to 100 years
- 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: * Subjects accepted for this study must: 1. Provide informed consent from the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative 2. Be able to communicate effectively with the study personnel 3. Be ≥65 years of age at the time of screening 4. For Female Subjects Menopausal status Be postmenopausal as defined by either: * one year or more of amenorrhea * surgical menopause with bilateral oophorectomy * Be premenopausal or perimenopausal with a negative pregnancy test. * If subject is of child bearing potential, the subject must agree to use acceptable methods of contraception: If female study participant could become pregnant, use acceptable methods of contraception from the time of the first administration of study medication until 30 days following administration of the last dose of study medication. Acceptable methods of contraception are as follows: Condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository \[i.e., barrier method of contraception\], surgical sterilization of male partner (vasectomy with documentation of azoospermia) and a barrier method {condom used with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository}, oral contraceptives (combination estrogen/progesterone pills), injectable progesterone or subdermal implants and a barrier method (condom used with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository) If female study participant has undergone documented tubal ligation (female sterilization), a barrier method (condom used with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository) should also be used If female study participant has undergone documented placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS), a barrier method (condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository) should also be used For Male Subjects Subject must agree to use acceptable methods of contraception: If the study subject's partner could become pregnant, use acceptable methods of contraception from the time of the first administration of study medication until 30 days following administration of the last dose of study medication. Acceptable methods of contraception are as follows: Condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository \[i.e., barrier method of contraception\], surgical sterilization (vasectomy with documentation of azoospermia) and a barrier method {condom used with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository}, the female partner uses oral contraceptives (combination estrogen/progesterone pills), injectable progesterone or subdermal implants and a barrier method (condom used with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository) If female partner of a study subject has undergone documented tubal ligation (female sterilization), a barrier method (condom used with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository) should also be used If female partner of a study subject has undergone documented placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS), a barrier method (condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository) should also be used Female partner is menopausal as defined above 5\. Medically indicated for use of semaglutide for weight reduction 6. Have BMI ≥35 7. Consents to continue treatment with semaglutide for up to 476 days under this protocol. 8. Subject is willing to comply with the requirements of the protocol through the end of the study 9. The patient is able to swallow oral medications 10.The patient is able to complete the physical function (stair climb) assessment 11.Maximum weight at screening of 350lbs as per DXA requirements Exclusion Criteria Any of the following conditions are cause for exclusion from the study: 1. Known hypersensitivity or allergy to enobosarm or a GLP-1 receptor agonist 2. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 as measured using the chronic kidney disease-epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) calculation (patients with mild and moderate renal failure are not excluded from participation in this study) 3. Treatment with any investigational product within \< 5 half-lives for each individual investigational product OR within 30 days prior to randomization 4. Major surgery (the surgery poses a significant risk to patients life and requires general anesthesia) within 30 days prior to randomization 5. Planned major surgery during the course of the study or any cosmetic surgery potentially impacting body composition, e.g., liposuction, implants, or removal of any current implants 6. Testosterone, methyltestosterone, oxandrolone (Oxandrin®), oxymetholone, danazol, fluoxymesterone (Halotestin®), testosterone-like agents (such as dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione, and other androgenic compounds, including herbals), myostatin inhibitors, apelin receptor agonists, or antiandrogens (flutamide, bicalutamide, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide). Previous therapy with testosterone and testosterone-like agents is acceptable with a 30-day washout (if previous testosterone therapy was long term depot within the past 6 months, the site should contact the Medical Monitor) or any other androgenic agent. 7. An abnormal ECG result which, based on the investigator's clinical judgment, would place the subject at increased medical risk. A QTcF \>450 ms for males and \>460 ms for females is also exclusionary from this protocol. 8. Concurrently participating in any other interventional or treatment clinical trial. 9. Pre-existing liver disease (hepatitis B, uncontrolled hepatitis A, hepatitis C, autoimmune hepatitis, liver cancer, alcohol-associated cirrhosis, alcohol-associated hepatitis, alcohol-associated fatty liver) 10. Baseline ALT or AST \>3x upper limit of normal 11. Baseline total bilirubin levels \>upper limit of normal (except in cases of Gilbert's Syndrome) 12. History of acute pancreatitis within one year of screening or history of chronic pancreatitis 13. Severe gastrointestinal disease, including gastroparesis 14. Major depressive disorder diagnosed within 2 years prior to screening (NOTE: a diagnosis of major depressive disorder ≥2 years prior to screening that is stably managed \[with or without pharmacological intervention\] without additional exclusionary history are not excluded from the study), history of other severe psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, any lifetime history of suicide attempt, or with suicidal ideation or behavior within 1 month prior to screening. 15. Patient Health Questionnaire score \>15 or any suicidal ideation of type 4 or type 5 on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 16. Monogenic or syndrome obesity, and endocrine causes of obesity (such as untreated hypothyroidism or Cushing's syndrome), and obesity caused by medications that cause weight gain 17. Prior bariatric surgery or weight loss devices unless removed for ≥1 year prior to screening for this study. 18. Diagnosis of diabetes requiring current use of any antidiabetic drug or HbA1c ≥6.5% Note: Metabolic syndrome is not an exclusion, even if managed with an anti-diabetic drug such as metformin or an SGLT2 inhibitor. A diagnosis of prediabetes or impaired glucose tolerance managed with antidiabetic medication or non-pharmacologic approaches (e.g., diet and exercise) is not an exclusion as long as other study criteria are met and the patient has not progressed to a diagnosis of diabetes. 19. Creatine kinase \>1.5x ULN 20. Any condition that is exclusionary for use of semaglutide (generally WEGOVY) in the patient. See the WEGOVY Prescribing Information. The following contraindications are listed in the WEGOVY prescribing information: 1. Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or in patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 2. Known hypersensitivity to semaglutide or any of the excipients in WEGOVY. 21. Subjects with active or untreated malignancy within 5 years of screening (NOTE: treated non-melanoma skin cancers are allowable). 22. Male subjects with a lifetime history of malignant prostate disease, such as prostate cancer. 23. Male subjects with a PSA ≥4 ng/mL 24. Patients with prior tendon rupture or those taking concomitant medications that increase the risk of tendon rupture (e.g., fluroquinoline antibiotics, bempedoic acid, or chronic use of systemic corticosteroids). 25. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg). NOTE: blood pressure may be retested as per the investigator criteria as needed. 26. Patients with a resting heart rate ≥100 beats per minute. NOTE: heart rate may be retested as per the investigator criteria as needed. 27. Patients that have received a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist (e.g., semaglutide) or a GIP/GLP-1 Receptor agonist (e.g., tirzepatide) within 12 months of Screening. 28. Patients that wear foreign objects, at the discretion of the DXA technician, that cannot be removed at the time of DXA that could cause artifacts and decrease accuracy of exam, such as waist beads (e.g., for religious purposes).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ALSA Research
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Centennial Medical Group (CMG)
Columbia, Maryland, 21045, United States
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Coastal Research Institute, LLC
Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28304, United States
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DM Clinical - Dallas
Irving, Texas, 75061, United States
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DM Clinical - Seattle
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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DM Clinical Research - MIA
Doral, Florida, 33166, United States
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DM Clinical Research - Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States
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IMIC Research a Rovia Clinical Research Company
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Paramo Health
Miami, Florida, 33175, United States
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Paramo Health
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
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SKY Integrative Medical Center
Ridgeland, Mississippi, 39157, United States
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Universal Axon Clinical Research (Rovia - UACR)
Doral, Florida, 33166, United States
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