NCT06897202CompletedPhase 2
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly MET097 in Adults With Obesity or Overweight and T2DM
A Phase 2b, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly MET097 in Adults With Obesity or Overweight, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (VESPER-2)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study is designed to test how well once-weekly MET097 (an ultra-long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist) works to treat adults with obesity or overweight and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared to placebo. MET097 or placebo will be administered to individuals via subcutaneous injection once weekly for 28 weeks. If an individual is randomly assigned to MET097 they will receive one of four different dose regimens.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 133 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- 29 Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Pfizer
- Diseases
- Obesity, Type 2 diabetes
- NCT number
- NCT06897202
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Participants enrolled: 133
- From 14 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, 29 Dec 2025
- 29 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Relevant surgical history including all bariatric or weight loss surgeries
- SGLT2 inhibitors and/or metformin
Other illness
- Poorly controlled hypertension
- History of stroke
- Significant cardiovascular disease including but not limited to unstable angina or valvular heart disease or has a history of myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous coronary artery re-vascularization, or congestive heart failure
- Diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes (history of ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar state/coma, or any other types of diabetes except T2DM)
- History of acute or chronic 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
Lab values
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<60 mL/min/1.73 m2
- Fasting triglycerides ≥ 5.6 mmol/L (≥500 mg/dL)
Other
- Female who is lactating or who is pregnant
- Had 1 or more episodes of hypoglycemia
Who the study is looking for
- BMI ≥27.0 kg/m2 to ≤50.0 kg/m2 at screening
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus (\*T2DM) for at least 3 months before screening
- Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) value between ≥7.0% (53.0 mmol/mol) and ≤10.5% (91.3 mmol/mol) at Screening and treated with stable therapy for at least 30 days prior to Screening/Visit 1 (diet and exercise alone or in combination with metformin monotherapy and/or SGLT-2)
- Stable body weight (increase or decrease ≤5 kg) within 3 months prior to screening
Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (29)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocare Berlin Medical Associates Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Berlin | United States | Unknown status |
| KUR Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bessemer | United States | Unknown status |
| Synergy Healthcare Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bradenton | United States | Unknown status |
| Onsite Clinical Solutions, LLC (Satellite site) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlotte | United States | Unknown status |
| Onsite Clinical Solutions, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlotte | United States | Unknown status |
| ProSciento, Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chula Vista | United States | Unknown status |
| Eagle Eye Care Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Unknown status |
| KUR Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbia | United States | Unknown status |
| CenExel iResearch, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Decatur | United States | Unknown status |
| EmVenio Research Centre at PRIME Healthcare Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Farmers Branch | United States | Unknown status |
| CBH Health, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gaithersburg | United States | Unknown status |
| Emvenio Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Garden City | United States | Unknown status |
| Michael Roberts Opthamologist (Eye Exam) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Glendale | United States | Unknown status |
| Research Centers of America Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hollywood | United States | Unknown status |
| Miami Eye Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hollywood | United States | Unknown status |
| EmVenio Research Centre at PRIME Healthcare Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| Eye Treatment Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Long Beach | United States | Unknown status |
| Collaborative Neuroscience Research, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Alamitos | United States | Unknown status |
| Velocity Clinical Research, Los Angeles Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| Hassman Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Marlton | United States | Unknown status |
| Koch Family Medicine Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Morton | United States | Unknown status |
| Bioluminux Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Naperville | United States | Unknown status |
| Velocity Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Omaha | United States | Unknown status |
| Research Your Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Plano | United States | Unknown status |
| EmVenio Research Centre at PRIME Healthcare Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Riverdale | United States | Unknown status |
| Clinical Innovations, Inc. dba CITrials Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Riverside | United States | Unknown status |
| CenExel iResearch, LLC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Savannah | United States | Unknown status |
| Revival Research Institute, LLC. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sherman | United States | Unknown status |
| ForCare Clinical Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tampa | United States | Unknown status |
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