Mazdutide as Adjuvant Therapy Following Sleeve Gastrectomy in Severe Obesity

NCT ID: NCT07135141

Last Updated: 2025-08-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

256 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-30

Study Completion Date

2029-09-30

Brief Summary

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The SMART study is a 96-week, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled superiority clinical trial. A total of 256 severe obesity patients are randomized 1:1 to either receive the bariatric surgery plus GCG/GLP-1 dual receptor agonist group (receiving sleeve gastrectomy followed by subcutaneous injections of mazdutide weekly, with stepwise dose escalation to a maintenance dose per protocol) or the bariatric surgery plus placebo group (receiving matched procedure plus placebo injections). The primary objective is to evaluate the potential enhancing weight reduction effects of the combination therapy with bariatric surgery and mazdutide measured by the percentage change of excess weight loss.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Severe Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Sleeve gastrectomy plus mazdutide group

Participants will receive weekly subcutaneous injections of mazdutide at 5th month post sleeve gastrectomy(starting at 2.0 mg, with stepwise dose escalation to a target maintenance dose of 6.0 mg and optional adaptive downgrade to 4.0 mg if necessary)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sleeve gastrectomy plus early mazdutide initiation

Intervention Type DRUG

After sleeve gastrectomy is preformed, mazdutide injection (pre-filled auto-injector pen) is administered subcutaneously at the same time each week at 5th month post procedure. The treatment begins with a starting dose of 2.0 mg, followed by a titration schedule increasing by 2.0 mg every 4 weeks (2.0 mg → 4.0 mg). If well-tolerated, participants reached the target maintenance dose of 6.0 mg (4.0 mg → 6.0 mg)weekly for maintenance. The protocol permits adaptive dose downgrade to 4.0 mg weekly when clinically indicated, such as intolerance. The total intervention is maintained until 48 weeks post procedure.

Sleeve gastrectomy plus mazdutide placebo group

Participants will receive weekly subcutaneous injections of matched placebo at 5th month post sleeve gastrectomy

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sleeve gastrectomy followed with early mazdutide placebo initation

Intervention Type DRUG

After sleeve gastrectomy is preformed, mazdutide placebo injection (pre-filled auto-injector pen) is administered subcutaneously at the same time each week at 5th month post procedure. The treatment begins with a starting dose of 2.0 mg placebo, followed by a titration schedule increasing by 2.0 mg every 4 weeks (2.0 mg → 4.0 mg). If well-tolerated, participants reached the target maintenance dose of 6.0 mg placebo(4.0 mg → 6.0 mg) weekly for maintenance. The protocol permits adaptive dose downgrade to 4.0 mg weekly when clinically indicated, such as intolerance. The total intervention is maintained until 48 weeks post procedure.

Interventions

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Sleeve gastrectomy plus early mazdutide initiation

After sleeve gastrectomy is preformed, mazdutide injection (pre-filled auto-injector pen) is administered subcutaneously at the same time each week at 5th month post procedure. The treatment begins with a starting dose of 2.0 mg, followed by a titration schedule increasing by 2.0 mg every 4 weeks (2.0 mg → 4.0 mg). If well-tolerated, participants reached the target maintenance dose of 6.0 mg (4.0 mg → 6.0 mg)weekly for maintenance. The protocol permits adaptive dose downgrade to 4.0 mg weekly when clinically indicated, such as intolerance. The total intervention is maintained until 48 weeks post procedure.

Intervention Type DRUG

Sleeve gastrectomy followed with early mazdutide placebo initation

After sleeve gastrectomy is preformed, mazdutide placebo injection (pre-filled auto-injector pen) is administered subcutaneously at the same time each week at 5th month post procedure. The treatment begins with a starting dose of 2.0 mg placebo, followed by a titration schedule increasing by 2.0 mg every 4 weeks (2.0 mg → 4.0 mg). If well-tolerated, participants reached the target maintenance dose of 6.0 mg placebo(4.0 mg → 6.0 mg) weekly for maintenance. The protocol permits adaptive dose downgrade to 4.0 mg weekly when clinically indicated, such as intolerance. The total intervention is maintained until 48 weeks post procedure.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18-70 years (inclusive), male or female;
* BMI≥37.5 kg/m2, with or without obesity-related complications;
* Planned to take sleeve gastrectomy
* Understand the trial protocol, voluntarily sign the informed consent form (ICF), and agree to follow all study requirements and restrictions.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous gastrointestinal surgery such as stomach and duodenum, or weight loss and metabolic surgery;
* History of thyroid C-cell carcinoma, multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2A or 2B, or relevant family history;
* ALT \> 3.0 × ULN (if NAFLD is diagnosed at screening and within 6 months prior to screening, ALT ≤ 5.0 × ULN can be enrolled), or AST \> 3.0 ×ULN, or total bilirubin (TBIL) \> 2 × ULN
* Estimated glomerular filtration rate eGFR \< 45 mL/min/1.73 m2 using the CKD-EPI equation
* Chronic anemia:Hemoglobin \< 110 g/L (males) or \< 100 g/L (females);
* Have the following 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECGs) abnormalities at screening(\<50 beats/min or \>100 beats/min), 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular block, long QT syndrome or QTcF \> 450 ms (males), QTcF \> 470 ms (females), left or right bundle branch block, pre-excitation syndrome, or other significant arrhythmia (except sinus arrhythmia);
* Acute hyperglycemic/hypoglycemic events within 1 year, including:

diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), and hypoglycemic coma, etc;

* Participants with previous severe myocardial infarction, stroke, acute and chronic heart failure, cardiac procedure such as percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, or are not suitable for participation in this study after the investigator's assessment;
* Previous or confirmed mental illness at screening/randomization phase\[Previous moderate to severe depressionPHQ questionnaire (Depression Screening Scale) ≥ 15 points, C-SSRS questionnaire (Columbia Suicide Severity Scale) category 4 or 5 at screening or randomization, or "Yes" in suicidal behavior or suicidal ideation\];
* Previous specific infectious diseases, incl. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, viral hepatitis B, viral hepatitis C, etc;
* End-stage disease with an expected survival of less than 5 years or previous/current malignancy;
* Use of GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists or GLP-1R/GCGR agonists or GIPR/GLP-1R agonists or GIPR/GLP-1R/GCGR agonists within three months prior to screening;
* History of alcohol or drug abuse at screening;
* History of specific drugs use beyond 2 times, incl. moderate anticholinergics, antiparkinsonians, antiepileptic drugs, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and sedatives, morphine and narcotic analgesics, stimulant drugs, medical marijuana, marijuana, and cannabidiol, etc.;
* Pregnant or lactating females, males or females of childbearing potential who are not willing to use contraception throughout the study and for 8 weeks after the end of the study;
* Having participated in other clinical investigators who have a conflict of interest with this study;
* The investigator suspects that the participant may be allergic to ingredients in the study drug or drugs of the same class;
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zhongtao Zhang

Professor, Vice president of hospital

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Beijing Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking University People's Unviersity

Beijing, , China

Site Status

The Third Hospital of Central South University

Changsha, , China

Site Status

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Chengdu, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University(Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital)

Guangzhou, , China

Site Status

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Jinan, , China

Site Status

Kunming First People's Hospital

Kunming, , China

Site Status

Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital

Nanjing, , China

Site Status

Huadong Hospital affiliated to Fudan University

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Shijiazhuang, , China

Site Status

Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

Tianjing, , China

Site Status

Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

Wuhan, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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ZhongTao Zhang, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86 010 63139361

Mengyi Li, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86 010 63139361

Facility Contacts

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Lixing Guo

Role: primary

+86 13901317569

Linong Li, MD,PhD

Role: primary

+86 010 63139361

Zhaohui Zhong

Role: backup

+86 13691102568

Liyong Zhu

Role: primary

+86 19373109453

Yi Chen

Role: primary

+86 13881823928

Jingge Yang

Role: primary

+86 13560099502

Shaozhuang Liu

Role: primary

+86 18560085165

JianHui Yin

Role: primary

+86 15877990129

Xitai Sun

Role: primary

+86 13815424927

Yan Gu

Role: primary

+86 13661756660

Jianzhong Di

Role: primary

+86 18930177207

Tao Li

Role: primary

+86 13930483525

Xiaoyu Liang

Role: primary

+86 13802036941

Zhen Li

Role: primary

+86 15071396243

Other Identifiers

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SMART trial

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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