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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
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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (29)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Advocare Berlin Medical Associates
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BerlinUnited StatesUnknown status
KUR Research
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BessemerUnited StatesUnknown status
Synergy Healthcare
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BradentonUnited StatesUnknown status
Onsite Clinical Solutions, LLC (Satellite site)
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CharlotteUnited StatesUnknown status
Onsite Clinical Solutions, LLC
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CharlotteUnited StatesUnknown status
ProSciento, Inc.
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Chula VistaUnited StatesUnknown status
Eagle Eye Care
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ColumbiaUnited StatesUnknown status
KUR Research, LLC
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ColumbiaUnited StatesUnknown status
CenExel iResearch, LLC
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DecaturUnited StatesUnknown status
EmVenio Research Centre at PRIME Healthcare
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Farmers BranchUnited StatesUnknown status
CBH Health, LLC
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GaithersburgUnited StatesUnknown status
Emvenio Research
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Garden CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Michael Roberts Opthamologist (Eye Exam)
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GlendaleUnited StatesUnknown status
Research Centers of America
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HollywoodUnited StatesUnknown status
Miami Eye Institute
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HollywoodUnited StatesUnknown status
EmVenio Research Centre at PRIME Healthcare
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Eye Treatment Center
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Long BeachUnited StatesUnknown status
Collaborative Neuroscience Research, LLC
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Los AlamitosUnited StatesUnknown status
Velocity Clinical Research, Los Angeles
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Hassman Research Institute
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MarltonUnited StatesUnknown status
Koch Family Medicine Clinical Research
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MortonUnited StatesUnknown status
Bioluminux Clinical Research
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NapervilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Velocity Clinical Research
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OmahaUnited StatesUnknown status
Research Your Health
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PlanoUnited StatesUnknown status
EmVenio Research Centre at PRIME Healthcare
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RiverdaleUnited StatesUnknown status
Clinical Innovations, Inc. dba CITrials
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RiversideUnited StatesUnknown status
CenExel iResearch, LLC
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SavannahUnited StatesUnknown status
Revival Research Institute, LLC.
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ShermanUnited StatesUnknown status
ForCare Clinical Research
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status

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