A Study to Test Whether Survodutide Helps People Living With Obesity or Overweight and With a Confirmed or Presumed Liver Disease Called Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) to Reduce Liver Fat and to Lose Weight

Last updated: April 25, 2025
Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Diabetes Prevention

Liver Disease

Obesity

Treatment

Placebo

Survodutide

Clinical Study ID

NCT06309992
1404-0056
2023-505303-23-00
U1111-1299-9925
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study is open to adults who are at least 18 years old and have

  • presumed or confirmed NASH together with overweight or obesity and

  • a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² or more, or

  • a BMI of 27 kg/m² and at least one weight-related health problem.

People with a history of other chronic liver diseases cannot take part in this study.

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called survodutide helps people living with obesity or overweight and a confirmed or presumed liver disease called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to have less liver fat and to lose weight. Participants are put into 2 groups randomly, which means by chance. 1 group gets different doses of survodutide and 1 group gets placebo. Placebo looks like survodutide but does not contain any medicine. Every participant has a 2 in 3 chance of getting survodutide. Participants and doctors do not know who is in which group. Participants inject survodutide or placebo under their skin once a week for about 1 year. In addition to the study medicine, all participants receive counselling to make changes to their diet and to exercise regularly.

Participants are in the study for about 1 year and 3 months. During this time, it is planned that participants visit the study site up to 14 times and receive 3 phone calls by the site staff. The doctors check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects. The participants' body weight is regularly measured. At 3 of the visits, the participants' liver is measured using different imaging methods. The results are compared between the groups to see whether the treatment works.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key inclusion criteria:

  • Age ≥18 years at the time of signing informed consent, and at least the legal age ofconsent in countries where it is >18 years

  • BMI ≥30 kg/m², OR BMI ≥27 kg/m² and at least one of the following weight-relatedcomorbidities at screening:

  • Hypertension (defined as repeated, i.e. at least 3 measurements in restingcondition, Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) values of ≥140 mmHg and/or DiastolicBlood Pressure (DBP) values of ≥90 mmHg in the absence of anti-hypertensivetreatment, or intake of at least 1 antihypertensive drug to maintain anormotensive blood pressure)

  • Dyslipidaemia (defined as at least 1 lipid-lowering treatment required tomaintain normal blood lipid levels, or lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ≥160 mg/dL (≥4.1 mmol/L) or triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL (≥1.7 mmol/L), orhigh-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol <40 mg/dL (<1.0 mmol/L) for men orHDL cholesterol <50 mg/dL (<1.3 mmol/L) for women

  • Obstructive sleep apnoea

  • Cardiovascular disease (e.g. heart failure with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II-III, history of ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke orcerebrovascular revascularisation procedure [e.g. carotid endarterectomy and/orstent], MI, coronary artery disease, or peripheral vascular disease)

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (diagnosed at least 180 days prior toscreening, with glycated haemoglobin [HbA1c] ≥6.5% (48 mmol/mol) and <10% (86mmol/mol) as measured by the central laboratory at screening)

  • History of at least one self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose bodyweight Further inclusion criteria apply.

Exclusion

Key exclusion criteria:

  • Current or history of significant alcohol consumption (defined as intake of >210g/week in men and >140 g/week in women on average over a consecutive period of morethan 3 months) or inability to reliably quantify alcohol consumption based on theinvestigator's judgement within the last 5 years.

  • Intake of medications associated with liver injury, hepatic steatosis orsteatohepatitis.

  • History of other chronic liver diseases (e.g. viral hepatitis, autoimmune liverdisease, primary biliary cholangitis , primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson'sdisease, hemochromatosis, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (A1At) deficiency, history of livertransplantation). Hepatitis B and C testing will be done at Visit 1. Participantswith positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) should be excluded. Participantstreated for hepatitis C must have a negative ribonucleic acid (RNA) test atscreening and also be Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA negative for at least 3 yearsprior to screening in order to be eligible for the trial. Trial participants withpositive HCV antibody and no history of HCV treatment require a negative HCV RNAtest at screening to be eligible for the trial.

  • Cirrhosis based on clinical assessment, abdominal imaging, liver histology ornon-invasive tests assessed at screening (enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF) ≥11.3 orFibrosis (FIB)-4 ≥3.48 or FibroScan® VCTE™ ≥20 kPa or MRE ≥4.68 kPa) or a history ofcirrhosis.

  • Current decompensated liver disease or previous hepatic decompensation (ascites,spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, portal hypertension bleeding, hepaticencephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome).

  • Evidence of portal hypertension (e.g. splenomegaly, oesophageal varices, or otherportosystemic collateral pathways).

Further exclusion criteria apply.

Study Design

Total Participants: 218
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
April 02, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
November 05, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • Amsterdam UMC, location VUMC

    Amsterdam, 1105 AZ
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum

    Rotterdam, 3015 GD
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum-ROTTERDAM-50697

    Rotterdam, 3015 GD
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, 8036
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital La Paz

    Madrid, 28046
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • ARK Clinical Research

    Fountain Valley, California 92708
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research

    Gardena, California 90247
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Velocity Clinical Research-Gardena-69773

    Gardena, California 90247
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • ARK Clinical Research

    Long Beach, California 92657
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Catalina Research Institute, LLC

    Montclair, California 91763
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Catalina Research Institute, LLC-Montclair-69754

    Montclair, California 91763
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research

    North Hollywood, California 91606
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Velocity Clinical Research-North Hollywood-69852

    North Hollywood, California 91606
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research

    Panorama City, California 91402
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Velocity Clinical Research-Panorama City-68861

    Panorama City, California 91402
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research-Santa Ana-68902

    Santa Ana, California 92704
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Excel Medical Clinical Trials

    Boca Raton, Florida 33434
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Bruce A. Segal, MD, PA

    Delray Beach, Florida 33484
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Fleming Island Center for Clinical Research

    Fleming Island, Florida 32003
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Covenant Metabolic Specialists, LLC

    Fort Myers, Florida 33912
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Covenant Metabolic Specialists, LLC-Fort Myers-69019

    Fort Myers, Florida 33912
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research

    Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Velocity Clinical Research-Hallandale Beach-67888

    Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nature Coast Clinical Research

    Inverness, Florida 34452
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nature Coast Clinical Research-Inverness-48221

    Inverness, Florida 34452
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Health Awareness, Inc.

    Jupiter, Florida 33458
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Verus Clinical Research Corporation

    Miami, Florida 33135
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Panax Clinical Research

    Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Covenant Research and Clinics, LLC

    Sarasota, Florida 34240
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Springfield Clinic, LLP

    Springfield, Illinois 62702
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

    Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Kansas Medical Center

    Topeka, Kansas 66606
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Louisiana Research Center, LLC

    Shreveport, Louisiana 71105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • DSI Research Northridge LLC

    Dayton, Ohio 45414
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina 29425
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Amel Med LLC

    Austin, Texas 78705
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Velocity Clinical Research, Austin

    Austin, Texas 78759
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Amel Med LLC

    Georgetown, Texas 78628
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Biopharma Informatic, Inc. Research Center

    Houston, Texas 77084
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Gastroenterology and Liver Research LLC

    Houston, Texas 77043
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Accurate Clinical Research, Inc.

    Humble, Texas 77346
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Clinical Trials of Texas, LLC

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Impact Research Institute

    Waco, Texas 76710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • GI Select Health Research LLC

    Richmond, Virginia 23236
    United States

    Site Not Available

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