New Weight-Loss drug UBT251 enters Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT07395687
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether UBT251 is safe and effective for people who are overweight or have obesity. About 333 participants will receive either UBT251 or a placebo injection. The main goals are to check for side effects and measure weight change over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- UBT251
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a new weight-loss medication that helps people with overweight or obesity lose weight safely.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial, so the drug may not prove effective or could have side effects. Results may not apply to everyone.
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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 333 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 65 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: 1. Male or female (sex at birth). 2. For Part C: Japanese, Chinese or non-Asian participants (all self-reported): * For Japanese participants: both parents of Japanese descent. * For Chinese participants: both parents of Chinese descent. * For non-Asian participants: both parents of non-Asian descent (non-Asian is defined as of countries outside of Asia). 3. Age at the time of signing the informed consent: 1. For Part A: 18-55 years (both inclusive) 2. For Part B: 18-65 years (both inclusive) 3. For Part C: 18-55 years (both inclusive). 4. BMI at screening (overweight and obesity should be due to excess adipose tissue, as judged by the investigator): 1. For Part A: 27.0-39.9 kilogram per meter square (kg/m\^2) (both inclusive) 2. For Part B: 30.0-50.0 kg/m\^2 (both inclusive) 3. For Part C: 24-34.9 kg/m\^2 (both inclusive) 5. Considered eligible based on the medical history, physical examination, and the results of vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests performed during the screening visit, as judged by the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to study intervention(s) or related products. 2. Treatment with any marketed product containing compounds with glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) or glucagon receptor agonism within 90 days before screening. 3. Any condition, unwillingness or inability, which in the investigator's opinion might jeopardise the participant's safety or compliance with the protocol.
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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.
How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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Altasciences Clinical Company, Inc
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3P 3P1, Canada
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Altasciences Clinical Kansas, Inc.
RECRUITINGOverland Park, Kansas, 66212, United States
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Altasciences Clinical LA, Inc.
RECRUITINGCypress, California, 90630, United States
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