Can a weekly shot stop weight regain? new study hopes so.
NCT ID NCT06859268
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an investigational drug called retatrutide in 643 adults with obesity. The goal is to see if it helps maintain weight loss over about 2.5 years. Participants first take the drug for 80 weeks, then are randomly assigned to continue the drug or switch to a placebo for 36 more weeks. The study measures weight, waist size, and quality of life.
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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 643 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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 obesity and a history of at least one self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to reduce body weight Exclusion Criteria: * Have a self-reported change in body weight \>5 kilograms (kg) (11 pounds) within 90 days before screening * Have a prior or planned surgical treatment for obesity * Have a prior or planned endoscopic procedure and/or device-based therapy for obesity * Have Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, or any other type of diabetes * Have a family or personal history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN-2) * Have had within the past 90 days before screening: * acute myocardial infarction * cerebrovascular accident (stroke) * hospitalization for unstable angina, or * hospitalization due to congestive heart failure * Have New York Heart Association Functional Classification Class IV congestive heart failure * Have a history of chronic or acute pancreatitis * Have taken weight loss drugs, including over-the-counter medications, within 90 days prior to screening
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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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ALL Medical Research, LLC
Cooper City, Florida, 33024, United States
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Aggarwal and Associates Limited
Brampton, L6T 0G1, Canada
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Lexington, Kentucky, 40509, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Kansas City, Missouri, 64114, United States
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, United States
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Altoona Center For Clinical Research
Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 16635, United States
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Atlantic Medical
Penzance, TR18 3DX, United Kingdom
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Bradford on Avon Health Centre
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DQ, United Kingdom
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C.I.C. Mauricie inc.
Trois-Rivières, G8T 7A1, Canada
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CMR of Greater New Haven, LLC
Hamden, Connecticut, 06517, United States
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Care Access - Houston
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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Care Access - Lake Charles (Bayou Pines)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70601, United States
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Care Access - Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States
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Care Access - Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701, United States
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Care Access - Thunder Bay - Barton Street
Thunder Bay, P7B 7C7, Canada
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Carteret Medical Group
Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557, United States
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Central Washington Health Services Association d/b/a Confluence Health
Wenatchee, Washington, 98801, United States
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Centre de Medecine Metabolique de Lanaudiere (CMML)
Terrebonne, J6X 4P7, Canada
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Charter Research - Winter Park
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Cheadle Community Hospital
Cheadle, ST10 1NS, United Kingdom
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Circulate Cardiac & Vascular Centre
Burlington, L7M 1K9, Canada
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Dent Neurosciences Research Center, Inc
Amherst, New York, 14226, United States
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Florida International Medical Research
Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States
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FutureMeds - Birmingham
Birmingham, B21 9RY, United Kingdom
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FutureMeds - Liverpool
Bromborough, CH62 6EE, United Kingdom
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HMC Health Group - Meadows Centre for Health
Hounslow, TW4 7NR, United Kingdom
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Kubost Clinical Research - Marietta
Marietta, Georgia, 30062, United States
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L-MARC Research Center
Louisville, Kentucky, 40213, United States
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Layton Medical Centre
Blackpool, FY3 7EN, United Kingdom
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Maple Leaf Research
Toronto, M5G 1K2, Canada
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Med Trust Research
Courtice, L1E 2J5, Canada
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Metabolic Research Institute, Inc.
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States
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National Clinical Research, Inc
Richmond, Virginia, 23294, United States
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North Georgia Clinical Research
Woodstock, Georgia, 30189, United States
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Northwest Clinical Research Center
Bellevue, Washington, 98007, United States
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Oakenhurst Medical Practice
Blackburn, BB2 1AX, United Kingdom
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Pacific Diabetes & Endocrine Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
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Rame Group Practice
Torpoint, PL11 2TB, United Kingdom
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Renstar Medical Research
Ocala, Florida, 34470, United States
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Sleep Therapy Research Center
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Southern California Clinical Research
Santa Ana, California, 92701, United States
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Southern Endocrinology Associates
Mesquite, Texas, 75149, United States
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Springfield Clinic Main Campus
Springfield, Illinois, 62703, United States
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St Bartholomew's Medical Centre
Oxford, OX4 1XB, United Kingdom
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Tekton Research, LLC.
Moore, Oklahoma, 73160, United States
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The Adam Practice
Poole, BH16 5PW, United Kingdom
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Vector Clinical Trials
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89128, United States
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Winterberry Research Inc.
Hamilton, L8J 0B6, Canada
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Woodstock Bower Surgery
Rotherham, S61 1AH, United Kingdom
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