Weekly shot helps people shed pounds in Year-Long study
NCT ID NCT06041217
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a weekly injection of semaglutide (2.4 mg) to help adults with overweight or obesity lose weight. About 242 people took part, comparing the drug to a placebo over roughly one year. The main goal was to see how much weight they lost and how many lost at least 5% of their body weight.
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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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242 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent. * Body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to 24 and less than 28 kilogram per square meter ( kg/m\^2) with the presence of at least one weight related complication (treated or untreated): Type 2 diabetes (T2D), hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea or cardiovascular disease or BMI greater than or equal to 28 and less 30 kg/m\^2, with or without weight related complications at screening. * History of at least one self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight. For participants with T2D at screening: \- Diagnosed with T2D greater than or equal to 180 days prior to the day of screening Treated with either: * Diet and exercise alone or with 1-3 marketed oral antidiabetic drugs (metformin, alpha glucosidase, Sulfonylureas (SU), glinides, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) or glitazone as a single agent or in combination) according to local label. * Treatment with oral anti-diabetic drugs should be stable (same drug(s) or active ingredient, dose, and dosing frequency) for at least 60 days before screening * Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) of less than or equal to 10.0 percent (less than or equal to 86 millimoles per mol \[mmol/mol\]) as measured by the central laboratory at screening. Exclusion Criteria: * A self-reported change in body weight greater than 5 kilograms (kg) within 90 days before screening irrespective of medical records. * Treatment with any medication for the indication of obesity within the past 90 days before screening. * Personal or first-degree relative(s) history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma. For participants without T2D at screening: \- HbA1c greater than or equal to 6.5percent (48 mmol/mol) as measured by the laboratory. For participants with T2D at screening: * Renal impairment with estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) value of less than 30 milliliter per minute per 1.73 square meter (mL/min/1.73 m\^2) according to Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine equation as defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2012 classification by the central laboratory at screening. * Uncontrolled and potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy. Verified by a fundus examination performed within the past 90 days prior to screening or in the period between screening and randomisation. Pharmacological pupil-dilation is a requirement unless using a digital fundus photography camera specified for non-dilated examination.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital, Yanghu Branch
Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213003, China
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 404, Taiwan
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Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 404000, China
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Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital
Chiayi City, 600, Taiwan
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital-Endocrinology
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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Hengshui People's Hospital (Harrison International Peace Hospital)-Endocrinology
Hengshui, Hebei, 053000, China
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Huizhou Central People's Hospital-Endocrinology
Huizhou, Guangdong, 516001, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250013, China
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital_main
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital
Xining, Qinghai, 810007, China
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Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital-Endocrinology
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200240, China
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Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Hospital-Endocrinology
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201200, China
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Shiyan Taihe Hospital (Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine)-Endocrinology
Shiyan, Hubei, 442008, China
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Taipei Medical University Hospital
Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University-Endocrinology
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China
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The First Bethune hospital of Jilin University-Endocrinology
Changchun, Jilin, 130061, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University-Endocrinology
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210011, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University_Nanjing
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210011, China
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Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200336, China
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