New monthly weight loss shot shows promise in Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT06973720
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new drug called MET097, given as a shot, to help people with obesity or overweight lose weight. After 12 weekly doses, participants switch to monthly shots for up to 64 weeks. The trial compares four different dose schedules against a placebo to see which works best and is safest. About 268 people without type 2 diabetes are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MET097 (a weight loss drug given as a shot)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a monthly injection for weight loss, offering a more convenient option than weekly shots.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 268 people, so results may not hold in larger studies. Side effects are possible, and the drug may not work for 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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268 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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 70 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: * Body mass index (BMI) at Screening of: * BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and ≤50.0 kg/m2 (can have the weight-related co-morbidities listed below) * BMI ≥27.0 kg/m2 to \<30.0 kg/m2 with at least one of the following weight-related co-morbidities: 1. Hypertension: on blood pressure (BP)-lowering medication or having systolic BP ≥130 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥80 mmHg at Screening 2. Dyslipidemia: on lipid-lowering medication or having low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥160 mg/dL (4.1 mmol/L) or triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L), or high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) \<40 mg/dL (1.0 mmol/L) for men or HDL-C \<50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L) for women at Screening 3. Stable body weight (increase or decrease ≤5 kg) within 3 months prior to Screening Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of diabetes (T1DM or T2DM) or glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5% or fasting plasma glucose \>125 mg/dL. * Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<75 mL/min/1.73 m2 * History of pancreatitis * Family or personal history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN-2) * History of significant active or unstable major depressive disorder (MDD) or other severe psychiatric disorder within the last 2 years * Poorly controlled hypertension at, defined as any of the following: * Mean seated systolic BP ≥160 mm Hg or mean seated diastolic BP ≥95 mm Hg at Screening visit * A change in antihypertensive medications within 30 days of Screening visit * Renal artery stenosis, or evidence of labile blood pressure including symptomatic postural hypotension at Screening; postural hypotension is defined as a sustained reduction of systolic blood pressure of at least 20 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of 10 mmHg, with or without symptoms during the assessment, within three minutes of standing * Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level lower than 0.4 mIU/L or higher than 6.0 mIU/L at the Screening visit. Note: participants receiving treatment for hypothyroidism may be included, provided their thyroid hormone replacement dose has been stable for at least 6 months
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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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CenExel iResearch, LLC
Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States
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CenExel iResearch, LLC
Savannah, Georgia, 31405, United States
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ForCare Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida, 33613, United States
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Hassman Research Institute
Marlton, New Jersey, 08053, United States
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Research Centers of America
Hollywood, Florida, 33024, United States
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