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

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorHangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Male or female, aged ≥18 years and ≤75 years at the time of signing informed consent;

BMI ≥28 kg/m2;

A self-reported change in body weight no more than 5% within 90 days before screening.

Disqualifiers

History of type 1 and type 2 diabetes;

Previous or planned (during the trial period) obesity treatment with surgery or a weight-loss device;

History or presence of chronic or acute pancreatitis;

Personal or first-degree relative(s) history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or medullary thyroid carcinoma;

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • HDM1702

    Drug

    Initiate at a once weekly dose of 0.25 mg and followed a fixed-dose escalation regimen, with dose increases every 4 weeks (to doses of 0.5, 1.0, 1.7 and 2.4 mg per week) aiming at reaching the maintenance dose of 2.4 mg at week 16.

  • Wegovy ®

    Drug

    Initiate at a once weekly dose of 0.25 mg and followed a fixed-dose escalation regimen, with dose increases every 4 weeks (to doses of 0.5, 1.0, 1.7 and 2.4 mg per week) aiming at reaching the maintenance dose of 2.4 mg at week 16.

Treatment groups

460 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: HDM1702Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: WEGOVY®Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The percentage change in body weight from baseline to week 44

Time frame
week 44

Secondary outcomes

1

The proportion of participants reaching a body weight loss of at least 5%, 10% and 15% at week 44

Time frame
week 44
2

Change in waist circumference, body weight and BMI at week 44

Time frame
week 44
3

Change in blood pressure and lipids at week 44

Time frame
week 44
4

Adverse events

Time frame
week 44

Other outcomes

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