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Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide Injection Vs WEGOVY® in Chinese Obese Patients

NCT07036172 · Recruiting

Last updated 2026-05-28

This clinical trial is testing whether a semaglutide injection helps reduce body weight in Chinese adults with obesity over 44 weeks.

Status Recruiting Currently enrolling participants.
Phase Phase 3 Confirms effectiveness in a large group before approval.
Type Interventional (clinical trial)
Design Randomized, open-label (no blinding) treatment study
Participants 460 people Planned (estimated).
Who can join Ages 18–75 · all sexes
Timeline Started 2025-01 · est. completion 2026-05
Where 1 site · China

What this study is testing ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07036172 ↗

Description as written by the study sponsor.

This is a 48-week randomized, open-label, parallel-controlled biosimilar comparison study comparing the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the investigational drug and WEGOVY® in patients with obesity. Eligible participants will be screened and randomized to the experimental group and the active comparator group at a ratio of 1:1 , semaglutide injection or WEGOVY® injection will be given once weekly for 44 weeks, following by a safety follow up of 4 weeks. All participants received a lifestyle intervention that involved counselling on diet and physical activity.

Treatments tested

Main thing measuredThe percentage change in body weight from baseline to week 44
SponsorHangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Conditions studiedObesity Control
GLP-1 drugs semaglutide

Full protocol, eligibility, and contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07036172 ↗