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NCT Number: NCT07230119

A Study of Zovaglutide in Subjects With Overweight or Obesity (HORIZON-1)

This study will evaluate the percentage change in body weight from baseline and proportion of subjects achieving ≥ 5% weight loss from baseline after 52 weeks of treatment with Zovaglutide in subjects with overweight/obesity.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Xuancheng People's Hospital, Xuancheng, Anhui, China

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 1. Male or female subjects aged≥18years and≤75 years at the time of signing the ICF.
  • 2.At screening and prior to randomization, BMI must meet one of the following criteria:
  • BMI≥28kg/m²regardless of comorbidities;
  • BM≤24 kg/m² and<28 kg/m², with at least one of the following comorbidities: prediabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome due to overweight, or weight-bearing joint pain.
  • 3.Weight change due to diet and exercise alone within 3 months prior to screening and randomization did not exceed 5%.

Exclusion criteria

  • 1.Previously diagnosed obesity caused by monogenic mutations, other diseases, or medications.
  • 2.Previous diagnosis of diabetes; or HbA1c ≥ 6.5% or fasting blood glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L at screening.
  • 3.Used of medicines or treatments that affect weight within 3 months prior to screening.
  • 4.History of acute or chronic pancreatitis, or pancreatic injury.
  • 5.History of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or type 2 multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN2) in personal or family history.
  • 6.History of depression/anxiety disorder, or prior diagnosis of moderate-to-severe anxiety/depressive state, or history of severe psychiatric disorders;
  • 7. PHQ-9 scale score is ≥ 15 at screening;
  • 8. Screening C-SSRS questionnaire suicide ideation response of "Category 4 or 5," or any "yes" response to suicidal behavior questions.

Treatment and study plan

Zovaglutide dose 1

Drug

administered subcutaneously (SC), Q4W

Other names: ZT002 Injection

Zovaglutide dose 2

Drug

administered subcutaneously (SC), Q4W

Other names: ZT002 Injection

Placebo

Drug

administered subcutaneously (SC), Q4W

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in body weight(%)

    Time frame: baseline (week 0) to week 52

  2. Proportion of subjects achieving ≥ 5% weight loss

    Time frame: 52 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of subjects achieving ≥10% weight loss

    Time frame: week 52

  2. Proportion of subjects achieving ≥15% weight loss.

    Time frame: week 52

  3. Proportion of subjects achieving ≥20% weight loss.

    Time frame: week 52

  4. Change in body weight (kg)

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 52

  5. Change in BMI (kg/m²)

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 52

  6. Change in waist circumference (cm)

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 52

  7. Change in hip circumference (cm)

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 52

  8. Number of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 56

  9. Number of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 56

  10. Positive rate of anti-drug antibodies (ADA).

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 56

  11. Positive rate of neutralizing antibodies (Nab)

    Time frame: Baseline (week 0) to week 56

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

yuanyuan Zhang, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

13581521105

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Beijing QL Biopharmaceutical Co.,Ltd

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Zovaglutide in Adults With Overweight or Obesity.

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Nov 17, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 23, 2025

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