NCT05931367CompletedPhase 3
A Study of Retatrutide (LY3437943) Once Weekly in Participants Who Have Obesity or Overweight and Osteoarthritis of the Knee
A Phase 3 Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of LY3437943 Once Weekly in Participants Who Have Obesity or Overweight and Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of retatrutide once-weekly in participants who have obesity or are overweight and have osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The study will lasts about 77 weeks.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 445 (actual)
- First submitted
- 27 Jun 2023
- Start date
- 1 Aug 2023
- Primary completion date
- 14 Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05931367
- EU CT number
- 2023-503660-17-00
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Participants enrolled: 445
- From 1 Aug 2023 to the primary completion date, 14 Nov 2025
- 48 sites in 6 countries
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Have had steroid joint injections within 90 days of screening.
- Have a self-reported or documented change in body weight \>5 kg (11 pounds) within 90 days prior to screening.
- Have been taking weight loss drugs, including over-the-counter medications, within 90 days prior to screening.
- Have a prior or planned surgical treatment for obesity.
Other illness
- Have joint disease other than osteoarthritis.
- Have diabetes mellitus.
Other
- Have had other joint injections and procedures within 6 months of screening.
Who the study is looking for
- Have a body mass index (BMI) ≥27 kilogram/kg/m² at screening.
- Have a history of at least 1 self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight.
- Have index knee pain for \>12 weeks prior to screening, and presence of index knee pain for \>15 days over the previous month.
- Have knee X-ray with moderate radiographic changes (Kellgren-Lawrence Grade 2 or 3) per central reading at screening.
- Currently meets American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Criteria (clinical and radiological) for OA.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (48)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paratus Clinical Research Western Sydney Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Blacktown | Australia | Unknown status |
| Emeritus Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Botany | Australia | Unknown status |
| Core Research Group Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brisbane | Australia | Unknown status |
| Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brisbane | Australia | Unknown status |
| Paratus Clinical Research Canberra Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bruce | Australia | Unknown status |
| Emeritus Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Camberwell | Australia | Unknown status |
| Barwon Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Geelong | Australia | Unknown status |
| CDH Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Maroochydore | Australia | Unknown status |
| Viable Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bridgewater | Canada | Unknown status |
| C-health Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Calgary | Canada | Unknown status |
| Wharton Medical Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hamilton | Canada | Unknown status |
| Alpha Recherche Clinique Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Québec | Canada | Unknown status |
| Bluewater Clinical Research Group Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sarnia | Canada | Unknown status |
| Viable Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Scarborough Village | Canada | Unknown status |
| Eastern Health - General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St. John's | Canada | Unknown status |
| Stouffville Medical Research Institute Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Stouffville | Canada | Unknown status |
| Canadian Phase Onward Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toronto | Canada | Unknown status |
| Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | A Coruña | Spain | Completed |
| Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Completed |
| Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Córdoba | Spain | Completed |
| Area Sanitaria De Ferrol Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ferrol | Spain | Completed |
| Hospital Quironsalud Malaga Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Málaga | Spain | Completed |
| Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Sebastián de los Reyes | Spain | Completed |
| Nuevas Tecnologias En Diabetes Y En Endocrinologia S.L. Profesional Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sevilla | Spain | Completed |
| Hospital General Universitario de Valencia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Valencia | Spain | Completed |
| Panthera Biopartners - North London Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Enfield | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Leicester General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leicester | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Panthera Biopartners - Sheffield Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sheffield | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Investigacion y Biomedicina de Chihuahua Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chihuahua City | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Centro de Estudios de Investigacion Metabolicos y Cardiovasculares Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ciudad Madero | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Consultorio Médico Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guadalajara | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Kohler and Milstein Research S.A. de C.V. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mérida | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Clínica García Flores SC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Monterrey | Mexico | Unknown status |
| IMED Internal Medicine Clin Trials Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Monterrey | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Unidad Médica para la Salud Integral Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Nicolás de los Garza | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Great Lakes Research Group, Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bay City | United States | Unknown status |
| Northwest Clinical Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bellevue | United States | Unknown status |
| Elite Clinical Trials Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Blackfoot | United States | Unknown status |
| Northwestern University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| Mercy Family Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
| Suncoast Research Group Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Miami | United States | Unknown status |
| Arizona Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Phoenix | United States | Unknown status |
| Clinical Trials of Texas Inc Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Unknown status |
| Artemis Institute for Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Diego | United States | Unknown status |
| Clinvest Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Springfield | United States | Unknown status |
| MedVadis Research Corporation Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Waltham | United States | Unknown status |
| Chase Medical Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Waterbury | United States | Unknown status |
| North Georgia Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Woodstock | United States | Unknown status |
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