Effect of LY3437943 Versus Placebo in Participants Who Have Obesity or Are Overweight (NCT07467447) | Clinical Trial Compass
RecruitingPhase 2
Effect of LY3437943 Versus Placebo in Participants Who Have Obesity or Are Overweight
China300 participantsStarted 2026-02-15
Plain-language summary
Phase 2, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating once-weekly subcutaneous retatrutide (LY3437943) at multiple maintenance dose levels versus placebo in adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related comorbidities (without type 2 diabetes), alongside standardized diet and physical activity counseling.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 75 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 to 75 years (inclusive) at time of informed consent.
* BMI ≥30 and ≤50 kg/m², OR BMI ≥27 and \<30 kg/m² with at least 1 weight-related comorbidity (hypertension; dyslipidemia; or cardiovascular disease such as ischemic CVD or NYHA Class I-II heart failure).
* Motivated and able/willing to self-inject (or have trained assistance if needed) and follow study procedures, including lifestyle advice and questionnaires.
* Subgroup (NAFLD addendum): liver fat content ≥10% by MRI-PDFF (for participants invited to the addendum).
* Male and/or female; contraception requirements apply; women of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy tests at specified visits and should not be breastfeeding.
* Capable of giving signed informed consent and complying with protocol requirements.
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2), ketoacidosis, or hyperosmolar state/coma.
* Screening lab values suggestive of diabetes (HbA1c ≥6.5%; fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL; or random glucose ≥200 mg/dL).
* Self-reported change in body weight \>5 kg within 3 months prior to screening.
* Prior or planned surgical treatment for obesity (exceptions: liposuction/abdominoplasty \>1 year prior).
* Current/planned endoscopic or device-based obesity therapy, or device removal within last 6 months (e.g., intragastric balloon, gastric artery embolization).
* Renal impairment: eGFR \<45 mL/min/1.73 m² (CKD-EPI) at screening.
* Clinically significant gastric…
What they're measuring
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Mean percent change in body weight from randomization/baseline to Week 24.