New weight loss drug tested in chinese volunteers
NCT ID NCT07121153
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new medicine called NNC0487-0111 for weight control in 36 Chinese adults with overweight or obesity. Participants received either the drug or a placebo injection. The main goal was to check safety and how the drug moves through the body. The trial lasted up to 53 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NNC0487-0111
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new weight control medication for people with overweight or obesity.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 36 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The drug may not work 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 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Dec 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 to 55 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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. Informed consent obtained before any study-related activities. Study-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the study, including activities to determine suitability for the study. 2. Male Chinese participants, age 18-55 years (both inclusive) at the time of signing the informed consent. 3. Body mass index between 24.0 and 34.9 kg/m2 (both inclusive) at screening. Overweight and obesity should be due to excess adipose tissue, as judged by the investigator, with a body weight (more than or equal to) ≥ 65.0 kg at screening. 4. Considered eligible based on the medical history, physical examination, and the results of vital signs, electrocardiogram and clinical laboratory tests performed during the screening visit, as judged by the investigator. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any condition, unwillingness or inability which in the investigator's opinion might jeopardise participant's safety or compliance with the protocol. 2. HbA1c ≥ 6.5 percent (%) \[48 milimol per mole (mmol/mol)\] at screening. 3. Any laboratory safety parameters at screening outside the below laboratory ranges: * Vitamin D (25-hydroxycholecalciferol) less than (\<) 12 nanogram per mililiter (ng/mL) \[30 nanometer (nM)\] at screening * Parathyroid hormone (PTH) outside normal range at screening * Total calcium outside normal range at screening * Amylase ≥ 2 times upper limit of normal at screening * Lipase ≥ 2 times upper limit of normal at screening * Calcitonin ≥ 50 picogram per mililiter (pg/mL) at 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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Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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