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Efficacy and Safety of KAI-9531 Administered Once Weekly in Participants Living With Obesity Who Do Not Have Diabetes

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Kailera

Status and phase

Enrolling
Phase 2

Conditions

Obesity

Treatments

Drug: KAI-9531
Drug: Placebo

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT07458269
K9531-2110

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to determine the effects of KAI-9531 administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection once weekly compared to placebo on percent change in body weight.

Enrollment

250 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Known clinically significant gastric-emptying abnormality or chronic treatment with medications that directly affect gastrointestinal motility.
  • History of suicide attempt.
  • History of significant active or unstable Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or other severe psychiatric disorder within 2 years prior to Screening.
  • 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.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

250 participants in 5 patient groups, including a placebo group

KAI-9531: Dose 1
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive Dose 1 of KAI-9531 once weekly.
Treatment:
Drug: KAI-9531
KAI-9531: Dose 2
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive Dose 2 of KAI-9531 once weekly.
Treatment:
Drug: KAI-9531
KAI-9531: Dose 3
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive Dose 3 of KAI-9531 once weekly.
Treatment:
Drug: KAI-9531
KAI-9531: Dose 4
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive Dose 4 of KAI-9531 once weekly.
Treatment:
Drug: KAI-9531
Placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Participants will receive placebo matched to KAI-9531 once weekly.
Treatment:
Drug: Placebo

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Kailera Therapeutics, Inc.

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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