NCT07458269Active, not recruitingPhase 2
Efficacy and Safety of Ribupatide (KAI-9531) Administered Once Weekly in Participants Living With Obesity Who Do Not Have Diabetes
A Phase 2b, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KAI-9531 Administered Once Weekly in Participants Living With Obesity Who Do Not Have Diabetes
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The primary objective of this study is to determine the effects of ribupatide administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection once weekly compared to placebo on percent change in body weight.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 264 (actual)
- First submitted
- 3 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Kailera
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07458269
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Participants enrolled: 264
- From 4 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2027
- 34 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
- Started medications within 3 months prior to Screening that may cause significant weight gain, including, but not limited to, tricyclic antidepressants, atypical antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers.
- Unstable weight defined as self-reported change in body weight exceeding 5% within 3 months prior to Screening.
- Known clinically significant gastric-emptying abnormality or chronic treatment with medications that directly affect gastrointestinal motility.
- History of significant active or unstable Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or other severe psychiatric disorder within 2 years prior to Screening.
Other illness
- Current diagnosis or history of diabetes mellitus, including type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), history of diabetic ketoacidosis, or hyperosmolar state/coma.
- Family or personal history of multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 2 or medullary thyroid cancer.
- Uncontrolled hypertension or unstable cardiovascular disease.
- History of chronic or acute pancreatitis.
- History of suicide attempt.
Lab values
- Received treatment with semaglutide, tirzepatide, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, GLP-1R/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR), or glucagon receptor agonist within 3 months prior to Screening.
- Note: Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply, per protocol.
Who the study is looking for
- BMI ≥35 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m\^2).
- History of at least 1 self-reported unsuccessful effort to lose weight with diet and exercise within the prior 6 months.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (34)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Decatur | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | DeLand | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | East Syracuse | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Garland | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Greensboro | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Greenville | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indianapolis | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Irvine | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Knoxville | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lake Forest | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lincoln | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lomita | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Long Beach | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Louisville | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Memphis | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mesa | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Monroe | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montclair | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Morton | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Myrtle Beach | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Omaha | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Orlando | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Raleigh | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rockville | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rolling Hills Estates | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Antonio | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Diego | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Santa Ana | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St Louis | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sun City West | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | The Villages | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Van Nuys | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Winchester | United States | Unknown status |
| Kailera Clinical Site Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Woodstock | United States | Unknown status |
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