New drug aims to stop muscle loss while shedding pounds
NCT ID NCT07101939
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a drug called ACM-001.1 can help obese people keep their muscle while taking semaglutide for weight loss, and help them regain muscle after stopping semaglutide. About 120 participants will receive either ACM-001.1 or a placebo alongside semaglutide, and changes in muscle mass will be measured using DEXA scans. The goal is to find a way to lose fat without losing muscle.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- (S)-pindolol benzoate (ACM-001.1)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a way to lose weight without losing muscle, and help people regain muscle after stopping weight-loss drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 120 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work as hoped or could have 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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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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18 to 75 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: Eligible for treatment with semaglutide. Have a BMI of ≥30.0 kg/m². Key Exclusion Criteria: Type 2 diabetes mellitus who in the preceding 90 days have either: * received a GLP-1RA (including semaglutide), * had a hypoglycaemic event, * lost \>5 kg weight, * had a HBA1C over 10.0%. Any cardiovascular event within previous 6 months, uncontrolled hypertension, known congestive heart failure, or angina during the past year Known severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Concomitant use of beta blockers and patients with contra indications to beta blockers
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Clinical Hospital Center 'Dr Dragisa Misovic - Dedinje'
RECRUITINGBelgrade, Serbia
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Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska kosa
RECRUITINGBelgrade, Serbia
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Klinika Za Endocrinologiju, Dijabetes I Bolesti Metabolizma
RECRUITINGNiš, Serbia
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Opsta bolnica Pancevo
RECRUITINGPančevo, Serbia
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University Clinical Center Kragujevac
RECRUITINGKragujevac, Serbia
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University Clinical Center of Serbia
RECRUITINGBelgrade, Serbia
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University Clinical Center of Vojvodina
RECRUITINGNovi Sad, Serbia
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