What this trial means for you
This study is recruiting now at 26 US sites. It's studying KAI-9531, Semaglutide, Placebo for obesity.
What participants typically get: study medication (or placebo, if the trial uses one) and study-related medical care at no cost, plus close monitoring. Compensation for time and travel varies by study — ask the site. Note that in many trials you can't choose your treatment group, and some participants receive a placebo.
The study, in the sponsor's words
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that KAI-9531 subcutaneous (SC) injection once weekly is superior to semaglutide SC once weekly and to placebo SC once weekly on percent change in body weight.
Can you join? The exact criteria
Below is the verbatim eligibility text from the registry — bring it to your doctor; it's written for clinicians, and your own clinician is the right person to interpret it with you.
Full eligibility criteria (for you and your doctor)
Key Inclusion Criteria: * BMI ≥35 kilograms per square meter (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. * 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 the 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. * Received treatment with semaglutide, tirzepatide, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), or glucagon receptor agonist within 3 months prior to Screening. Note: Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply, per protocol.
Study sites by state
Arizona
- Kailera Clinical Site — Glendale · Recruiting now
- Kailera Clinical Site — Phoenix · Recruiting now
Arkansas
- Kailera Clinical Site — Little Rock · Recruiting now
California
- Kailera Clinical Site — Northridge · Recruiting now
- Kailera Clinical Site — Oceanside · Recruiting now
Connecticut
- Kailera Clinical Site — Hamden · Recruiting now
- Kailera Clinical Site — Stamford · Recruiting now
Florida
- Kailera Clinical Site — Orange City · Recruiting now
Georgia
- Kailera Clinical Site — Albany · Recruiting now
Illinois
- Kailera Clinical Site — Chicago · Recruiting now
- Kailera Clinical Site — Skokie · Recruiting now
Kansas
- Kailera Clinical Site — Newton · Recruiting now
Louisiana
- Kailera Clinical Site — Shreveport · Recruiting now
Michigan
- Kailera Clinical Site — Farmington Hills · Recruiting now
Montana
- Kailera Clinical Site — Missoula · Recruiting now
Nevada
- Kailera Clinical Site — Las Vegas · Recruiting now
New York
- Kailera Clinical Site — Albany · Recruiting now
North Carolina
- Kailera Clinical Site — Morehead City · Recruiting now
Oklahoma
- Kailera Clinical Site — Norman · Recruiting now
Rhode Island
- Kailera Clinical Site — East Greenwich · Recruiting now
South Carolina
- Kailera Clinical Site — North Charleston · Recruiting now
- Kailera Clinical Site — Spartanburg · Recruiting now
Texas
- Kailera Clinical Site — Brownsville · Recruiting now
- Kailera Clinical Site — San Antonio · Recruiting now
Virginia
- Kailera Clinical Site — Manassas · Recruiting now
- Kailera Clinical Site — Richmond · Recruiting now
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →
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