Clinical trial • Phase III • Endocrinology

ZENAGAMTIDE for Obesity

Phase III trial of ZENAGAMTIDE for Obesity. Randomised, placebo-controlled. 850 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Endocrinology
Trial Disease
Obesity
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
12-01-2026
First CTIS Authorization Date
04-05-2026

Trial design

Randomised, placebo-controlled Phase III trial in Belgium, France, Germany and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo
Target Sample Size
850

Eligibility

Recruits 850 No vulnerable population selected; participants are adults (Age 18 years and older). Informed consent obtained from adult participants; partner information/consent documents are provided (adult/partner ICFs available)..

Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected; participants are adults (Age 18 years and older). Informed consent obtained from adult participants; partner information/consent documents are provided (adult/partner ICFs available).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Male or female (sex at birth).\n- 2. Age 18CCI years CCI at the time of signing the informed consent.\n- 3. Body Mass Index (BMI) CCI kg/m2 .\n- 4. CCI"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) as measured by the central laboratory at screening.\n- 2. History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus as declared by the participant or reported in the medical records.\n- 3. Treatment with glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RA), dual GLP-1/gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP) RAs (or any other GLP-1 based treatment) or amylin analogues within CCI before screening."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Relative change in body weight","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- CCI\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- Change in waist circumference\n- Change in systolic blood pressure (SBP)\n- Change in Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite Clinical Trials Version (IWQOL-Lite-CT) Physical Function score\n- CCI\n- Change in SF-36v2® Health Survey Acute (SF-36v2 Acute) physical functioning scorea\n- CCI\n- Change in body weight\n- Change in body mass index (BMI)\n- CCI\n- Change in IWQOL-Lite-CT Physical composite score Psychosocial composite score Total score\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- Change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)\n- Change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG)\n- Change in fasting insulin\n- Change in diastolic blood pressure (DBP)\n- Change in lipids: Total cholesterol High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol Non-HDL cholesterol Triglycerides\n- Change in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- Number of: Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs) TEAEs leading to permanent treatment discontinuation\n- Extension phase secondary endpoints are as follows: Relative change in body weight\n- CCI\n- Change in body weight\n- Change in body mass index (BMI)\n- CCI\n- Change in SF-36v2® Health Survey Acute (SF-36v2 Acute) physical functioning score\n- Change in Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite Clinical Trials Version (IWQOL-Lite-CT): Physical composite score Physical functioning score Psychosocial composite score Total score\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- Change in waist circumference\n- Change in systolic blood pressure (SBP)\n- Change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)\n- Change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG)\n- Change in fasting insulin\n- Change in lipids: Total cholesterol High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol Non-HDL cholesterol Triglyceride\n- Change in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)\n- CCI\n- CCI\n- Number of: Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs) TEAEs leading to permanent treatment discontinuation","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
Yes
Planned Sample Size
850
Recruitment Window Months
39
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained from adult participants (participants aged 18 years and older). Subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) are available in multiple languages and country-specific versions (examples in Dutch, French, English, German, Danish are present among uploaded l1/l2 documents). Partner information/partner ICFs are provided where applicable. No paediatric assent procedures indicated.

Methods

  • Recruitment via landing page (TrialTree) / website text (country-specific landing pages and website texts referenced in recruitment materials).
  • Social media texts / social media recruitment (titles reference social-media-texts).
  • Recruitment posters and promotional materials (posters in Dutch, French, German, Danish as per recruitment-material titles).
  • Recruitment brochures and site-specific recruitment plans (site Meclinas materials).
  • Letters to participants (country-specific, e.g. Danish letter-to-participants document).
  • Direct-to-Patient (DTP) distribution (third party Marken Limited duties indicate Direct to Patient).
  • Home delivery information referenced in subject information materials (France document l1_fr...-piic-home-delivery).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
23
Total Number Of Participants
270

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
03-04-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
04-05-2026
Processing Time Days
31
Number Of Sites
6
Number Of Participants
60

Sites

Site Name
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta
Contact Person Name
Francis Duyck
Contact Person Email
francis.duyck@azdelta.be
Site Name
Hopital Erasme
Contact Person Name
Laurent Crenier
Contact Person Email
laurent.crenier@hubruxelles.be
Site Name
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Department Name
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic diseases
Contact Person Name
Eveline Dirinck
Contact Person Email
eveline.dirinck@uza.be
Site Name
Meclinas
Contact Person Name
Julie Casaer
Contact Person Email
julie.casaer@meclinas.com
Site Name
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
Contact Person Name
Imke Matthys
Contact Person Email
imke.matthys@uzgent.be
Site Name
UZ Leuven
Contact Person Name
Roman Vangoitsenhoven

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-02-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-05-2026
Processing Time Days
90
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
80

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Contact Person Name
David Jacobi
Contact Person Email
David.Jacobi@univ-nantes.fr
Site Name
Centre De Recherche Clinique Portes Du Sud
Contact Person Name
Claire MARX
Contact Person Email
c.marx@lesportesdusud.net
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Contact Person Name
Emilie Montastier
Contact Person Email
montastier.e@chu-toulouse.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Contact Person Name
Sebastien CZERNICHOW
Contact Person Email
sebastien.czernichow@aphp.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Contact Person Name
Emmanuel DISSE
Contact Person Email
emmanuel.disse@chu-lyon.fr

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
02-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-05-2026
Processing Time Days
65
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
60

Sites

Site Name
Smo Md GmbH
Department Name
Zentrum für klinische Studien Magdeburg
Contact Person Name
Falk Schlichthaar
Contact Person Email
fsc@smo-md.de
Site Name
Institut für Diabetesforschung Osnabrück
Contact Person Name
Markus Graf
Contact Person Email
mgraf@dzos.de
Site Name
MVZ im Altstadt-Carree Fulda GmbH
Contact Person Name
Jörg Simon
Contact Person Email
Simon.Fulda@t-online.de
Site Name
Zentrum fuer klinische Studien Suedbrandenburg GmbH
Contact Person Name
Andreas Hagenow
Contact Person Email
a.hagenow@zks-sbb.com
Site Name
Herz Und Diabeteszentrum NRW Bad Oeynhausen Universitaetsklinik Der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
Contact Person Name
Susanne Reger-Tan
Contact Person Email
sreger-tan@hdz-nrw.de
Site Name
KliFoCenter GmbH
Department Name
Forschungszentrum Ruhr
Contact Person Name
Gerd Kahrmann
Site Name
Additional site (organisation Smo Md GmbH entry repeated?)

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-04-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-05-2026
Processing Time Days
16
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
70

Sites

Site Name
Gentofte Hospital
Contact Person Name
Asger Lund
Contact Person Email
Asger.Lund.01@regionh.dk
Site Name
Region Hovedstaden (Kettegaard Alle 36)
Contact Person Name
Carsten Dirksen
Contact Person Email
carsten.dirksen@regionh.dk
Site Name
Sanos A/S (Borgergade 39)
Contact Person Name
Cecilie Rovsing
Contact Person Email
cec@sanosclinic.com
Site Name
Region Hovedstaden (Dyrehavevej 29)
Contact Person Name
Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard
Site Name
Sanos A/S (Boulevarden 19g)
Contact Person Name
David Overgaard
Contact Person Email
dlo@sanosclinic.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Novo Nordisk A/S
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Denmark

Contract research organisations

Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring; eCOA; supplier support
Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
Imaging; Central Laboratory coordination
Name
Celerion Switzerland AG

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring; eCOA; supplier queries; studyhubtechsupport@iqvia.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Celerion Switzerland AG","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"Imaging; Central Laboratory (LabSiteHelp@iconplc.com)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Roche Diabetes Care Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Blood Glucose Meter (accuchekdelivers@roche.com)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited (supplier.queries)","duties_or_roles":"eCOA (supplier.queries@iqvia.com)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"4G Clinical B.V.","duties_or_roles":"RTSM/IWRS supplier and RTSM/IWRS helpdesk","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited (LabSiteHelp)","duties_or_roles":"Central Laboratory","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Finland","full_name":"SYRINX Bioanalytics Oy","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Marken Limited","duties_or_roles":"Direct to Patient (PM.NovoNordisk.DTP@marken.com)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Colorado Prevention Center","duties_or_roles":"Performance Tests: Timed Up and Go (TUG) and Sit to Stand","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Veeva Systems Inc.","duties_or_roles":"CRF supplier and Global Safety Database supplier","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
NNC0487-0111 B 10146
Active Substance
ZENAGAMTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
1
Frequency
once-weekly
Investigational Product Name
NNC0487-0111 B 10145
Active Substance
ZENAGAMTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
1
Frequency
once-weekly
Investigational Product Name
NNC0487-0111 B 10145 (duplicate listing in Part I/Group)
Active Substance
ZENAGAMTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
1
Frequency
once-weekly
Investigational Product Name
NNC0487-0111 B 10143
Active Substance
ZENAGAMTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
1
Frequency
once-weekly
Investigational Product Name
NNC0487-0111 B 10144
Active Substance
ZENAGAMTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
1
Frequency
once-weekly
Investigational Product Name
NNC0487-0111 B 10142
Active Substance
ZENAGAMTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
1
Frequency
once-weekly
Investigational Product Name
NNC0487-0111 B 10141
Active Substance
ZENAGAMTIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS
Authorisation Status
1
Frequency
once-weekly
Investigational Product Name
Placebo
Modality
Other

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