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A Clinical Study Comparing Semaglutide Injection and Wegovy® for Weight Management in Obese Subjects

Plain-language guide to NCT06738979: phase 3 randomized trial of Semaglutide, 408 participants. Who took part, design and what was measured.

Key Facts

Registry ID
NCT06738979
Phase
phase 3
Status
completed
Start
2025-03-20
Completion (planned or actual)
2026-03-07
Participants
408 (actual)
Design
randomized, open label (everyone knows who gets what), treatment
Conditions studied
Obesity
Results posted
not yet

What This Study Did, in Plain Language

What Was Tested

This registered phase 3 trial tested Semaglutide.

Equivalence tests were performed for the percentage (%) of weight loss at 44w relative to baseline at the primary endpoint.

It had two arms (groups): TQF3510 (experimental) and Wegovy® (active comparator).

The registry classes the interventions as drug.

Who Took Part

Enrollment: 408 actual participants took part.

It was open to people of any sex aged from 18 years up to 70 years.

Healthy volunteers were not accepted; participants needed the condition being studied.

Examples of who could join: Age 18-70 years old, gender is not limited;. Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 28 kg/m2;. Self-report at least one unsuccessful diet and weight loss history;. Patients must give informed consent to this study before the trial and sign the informed consent voluntarily.

The full record lists 4 inclusion and 32 exclusion criteria; among the exclusions: have a history of diabetes of any type;; patients who had used any hypoglycemic drugs within 90 days before screening;; personal or first-degree relatives have a personal or family history of thyroid c-cell tumor or multiple endocrine tumor syndrome type 2;.

How the Study Was Run

The set-up was randomized, parallel-group and open-label.

Random assignment meant chance, not the researchers, decided who got Semaglutide and who got the comparison, which limits bias.

Groups ran in parallel: each of the participants stayed in one arm throughout.

Being open-label, the Semaglutide study did not mask who received what.

It started in 2025-03-20 with completion listed for 2026-03-07.

It ran at 66 sites in China (66).

Its stated primary purpose is treatment.

What Was Measured

Researchers chose this as the main measure: Percentage (%) of body weight loss (time frame: Baseline to week 44).

It also tracked 2 secondary outcomes, for example Waist circumference change from baseline.

What This Means in Plain Language

Put simply, this is a phase 3, randomized trial of Semaglutide in 408 people.

The trial is marked completed; no results are posted to the registry yet, so nothing here describes outcomes.

More context: the Semaglutide compound page, all human trials.

Our Notes on the Compound

Semaglutide: The active ingredient in several prescription GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines (Ozempic, Wegovy, oral tablets).

Related Pages

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record. This explanation is written by PeptideWhiz from the public record. For research and education only. Not medical advice; no dosing information is given.