Gut check: Semaglutide's hidden effect on obesity bacteria
NCT ID NCT07323134
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will give 40 obese adults semaglutide for 12 weeks to see how it changes their gut bacteria. Researchers will use stool samples and lab tests to understand the effects. The goal is to learn how semaglutide works on gut flora, not to test weight loss directly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- semaglutide injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could reveal how semaglutide changes gut bacteria, possibly pointing to new ways to treat obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (40 people) that only looks at gut bacteria changes, not weight loss. Results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Obese patients who visited the Department of Endocrinology of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
- Ages
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18 to 60 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: * 18 to 60 years old; * BMI ≥ 30kg/m²; * At least one self-reported history of unsuccessful lifestyle weight loss; * Subjects who agree to participate in the project and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Weight changes within 3 months prior to screening (self-reported) \>5%; * Having received any drug treatment for obesity within the three months prior to screening; * The application of hypoglycemic drugs within 3 months before screening, or HbA1c≥ 6.5%, or a history of type 1 or type 2 diabetes; * Participants who have received treatment with immunosuppressants, steroids, antidiarrheal drugs, antibiotics, probiotics, lipid-lowering drugs and/or other gastrointestinal motility drugs within 3 months prior to screening; * Previously diagnosed overweight or obesity due to endocrine causes, such as Cushing's syndrome, etc; * Triglycerides ≥500mg/dL (5.65mmol/L) during screening; * It is known that there are clinically significant gastric emptying abnormalities (e.g., severe diabetic gastroparesis or gastric outlet obstruction), a history of gastrointestinal diseases and surgical history; * Abnormal thyroid function; * History of mental illness; * History of multiple endocrine tumors or medullary thyroid cancer, family history, or calcitonin ≥6pg/mL; * Abnormal liver function during screening, that is, alanine aminotransferase and/or aspartate aminotransferase \> 3\*ULN; * Abnormal renal function during screening, that is, the estimated glomerular filtration rate is less than 60mL/min/1.75m2; * History of cardiovascular diseases; * History of malignant tumors; * Pregnancy or lactation; * As determined by the researcher, there are other physical, psychological or other conditions that make one unsuitable to participate in the trial.
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