Brain protein may reveal who will regain weight after stopping popular weight loss drugs
NCT ID NCT06795360
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 52 adults who are about to stop taking injectable weight loss drugs due to insurance changes. Researchers will measure a brain protein called Agouti-related peptide (AgRP) and track weight changes over 3 months. The goal is to see if this protein can predict who will regain weight after stopping the medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- discontinuation of weight loss medication
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify people at risk of regaining weight after stopping injectable weight loss drugs, allowing for better personalized care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study with only 52 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It only looks at a 3-month period, so longer-term effects are unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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.
- Ages
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18 to 50 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: * adults 18 years or older * men and women * prescribed an incretin-mimetic for weight loss and for whom insurance coverage for this specific drug will lapse * any ethnicity Exclusion Criteria: * weight \> or = 400 lb * type 1 or type 2 diabetes * patients taking steroid medications * anemia * heart disease * advanced kidney disease (CKD stage 4 and 5) * decompensated liver disease * hyperthyroidism * untreated hypothyroidism * active cancer * post solid organ or bone marrow transplant * HIV/AIDS * pregnancy/plan for pregnancy in the next 6 months * breastfeeding * post-menopausal women * current smoker * current recreational drug use * night shift or rotating shift workers
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Conditions
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