Phase Ib Study of Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection in Obese Adolescents

July 29, 2026 updated by: Shanghai Yinnuo Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase Ib Study to Evaluate the Safety,Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Multiple Doses of Efsubaglutide Alfa in Chinese Adolescents With Obesity

This is a Phase Ib, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection following multiple-dose administration in Chinese adolescent participants with obesity.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The prevalence of obesity in adolescents is rising and threatening physiological and psychological health. Different from adults with obesity, there is still no approved drug to manage the obesity in adolescents, In order to provide the therapeutical option earlier, the weight-reduction study in obese adolescents is planned. The primary objective of this Phase Ib study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of multiple doses of Efsubaglutide Alfa at different dose levels in Chinese adolescent participants with obesity. The secondary objectives include the evaluations of the pharmacodynamic (PD) effects, PK-PD relationship , and immunogenicity of multiple doses of Efsubaglutide Alfa at different dose levels. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study will enroll a total of 36 adolescent participants aged 12 to 17 years with obesity . 36 participants will be randomized in a 3:1 ratio to receive Efsubaglutide Alfa or placebo administered subcutaneously once weekly (QW) for up to 12 weeks. Safety will be monitored throughout the study by assessment of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), adverse events of special interest (AESI), laboratory parameters, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiograms.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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36

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing Municipality
      • Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
        • Recruiting
        • Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University
        • Contact:
          • Guang Wang
    • Hubei
      • Wuhan, Hubei, China
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Wuhan Central Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Weihua Wang
        • Contact:
          • Zhongjing Wang
    • Liaoning
      • Shenyang, Liaoning, China
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University
        • Contact:
          • Xiaoguang Shi
    • Shandong
      • Jinan, Shandong, China
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Qilu Hospital, Shandong University
        • Contact:
          • Xinguo Hou
        • Contact:
          • Shuwen Yu
      • Jinan, Shandong, China
        • Recruiting
        • Qilu Second Hospital, Shandong University
        • Contact:
          • Shuang Liang
        • Contact:
          • Deqing Sun

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Informed consent must be obtained from the participant's parent or legally authorized representative and assent from the adolescent participant before any study-related procedures.
  • 2. Adolescent participants aged ≥12 years and <18 years (at the time of informed consent).
  • 3. At screening, meet the obesity criteria defined in "WS/T586-2018 Screening for Overweight and Obesity among School-age Children and Adolescents".
  • 4. Before screening, have been on dietary and exercise control alone for at least 3 months with <5.0% reduction in body mass index (based on self-report or report by parent or legally authorized representative).
  • 5.Must be willing to follow the diet and exercise guidance and able to maintain such stable diet and exercise lifestyle during the study period.
  • 6. Female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening.
  • 7. Able to understand all study procedures, willing to strictly comply with the study protocol, complete the study visits as scheduled, and finish the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Pre-pubertal participants (Tanner Stage I).
  • 2. History of severe allergic reactions or suspected allergy to study drug or its ingredients.
  • 3. Pregnant or lactating women; men or women of childbearing potential planning pregnancy or unwilling to use highly effective contraception throughout the study.
  • 4. Use of weight-affecting medications before screening.
  • 5. Known monogenic obesity, obesity caused by other diseases or medications,
  • 6. Previously diagnosed Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, or special types of diabetes;
  • 7. history of severe hypoglycemia or recurrent symptomatic hypoglycemia (≥2 times within half a year).
  • 8. Clinically significant gastric emptying abnormalities, severe chronic gastrointestinal diseases, long-term use of medications directly affecting gastrointestinal motility, or gastrointestinal surgery within 6 months prior to screening, deemed unsuitable for the study by the investigator.
  • 9. History of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, excluding clinically cured cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, squamous cell carcinoma, or basal cell carcinoma within 5 years.
  • 10. Major surgery within 6 months prior to screening, or planned surgery during the study that may affect study completion or compliance;
  • 11. history of bariatric surgery or planned bariatric surgery during the study (e.g., gastric bypass, gastric banding).
  • 12. History of acute or chronic pancreatitis, symptomatic gallbladder disease at screening, history of pancreatic injury, or other high-risk factors for pancreatitis; or amylase or lipase >2.0×ULN at screening.
  • 13. Known or suspected drug/substance abuse at screening; positive HBsAg;
  • 14. Positive HCV antibody with HCV RNA above the lower limit of detection; positive HIV antibody; positive Tp-Ab.
  • 15. Currently receiving or received chronic (>14 days) systemic glucocorticoid therapy within 3 months prior to screening, or evidence of severe active autoimmune disease that may require systemic glucocorticoid therapy within the next 12 months as judged by the investigator.
  • 16. History of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, or TSH <1.0×LLN, or TSH >1.5×ULN, or history of medullary thyroid carcinoma.
  • 17. Serum calcitonin ≥50 ng/L (pg/mL) at screening; ALT >3.0×ULN, or AST >3.0×ULN, or total bilirubin >2.0×ULN; eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m² at screening; fasting triglycerides ≥5.64 mmol/L (500 mg/dL).
  • 18. Blood donation and/or blood loss ≥400 mL or bone marrow donation within 3 months prior to screening, or presence of hemoglobinopathy, hemolytic anemia, sickle cell anemia, or hemoglobin <118 g/L (ages 12-<13 years), <129 g/L (males ≥13 years), or <114 g/L (females ≥13 years).
  • 19. Participation in vaccine or medical device clinical trials within 3 months prior to screening, or any drug clinical trial within less than 3 months or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer).
  • 20. History of moderate to severe depression, anxiety disorder, or severe psychiatric illness.
  • 21. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect the participant's safety or compliance with the study protocol.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Efsubaglutide Alfa 5 mg QW
Efsubaglutide Alfa, 5 mg once weekly，12 weeks Solution for injection in pre-filled auto-injector pen
Drug: Efsubaglutide Alfa 5 mg QW
Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection Subcutaneous injection
Experimental: Efsubaglutide Alfa 10 mg QW
Efsubaglutide Alfa, 10 mg once weekly，12 weeks Solution for injection in pre-filled auto-injector pen
Drug: Efsubaglutide Alfa 10 mg QW
Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection Subcutaneous injection
Experimental: Efsubaglutide Alfa 20 mg QW
Efsubaglutide Alfa, 20 mg once weekly，12 weeks Solution for injection in pre-filled auto-injector pen
Drug: Efsubaglutide Alfa 20 mg QW
Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection Subcutaneous injection
Placebo Comparator: Efsubaglutide Alfa placebo
Efsubaglutide Alfa placebo, once weekly，12 weeks Solution for injection in pre-filled auto-injector pen
Drug: Efsubaglutide Alfa placebo
Efsubaglutide Alfa placebo Injection Subcutaneous injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety and tolerability: incidence of TEAEs, SAEs, and AESI
Time Frame: Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Safety and tolerability assessed by monitoring treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and adverse events of special interest (AESI) throughout the study
Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics at steady state following multiple doses
Time Frame: Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
PK parameters including plasma drug concentrations at steady state following multiple-dose administration of Efsubaglutide Alfa
Throughout the study (up to Week 18)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in body mass index (BMI) from baseline (absolute and percentage)
Time Frame: Week 12
Change in BMI from baseline at Week 12, measured as absolute value and percentage change
Week 12
Change in BMI from baseline over time (absolute and percentage)
Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Change in BMI from baseline at Weeks 4, 8, and 12, measured as absolute value and percentage change
Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Change in fasting body weight from baseline (absolute and percentage)
Time Frame: Week 12
Change in fasting body weight from baseline at Week 12, measured as absolute value and percentage change
Week 12
Change in fasting body weight from baseline over time (absolute and percentage)
Time Frame: Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Change in fasting body weight from baseline at Weeks 4, 8, and 12, measured as absolute value and percentage change
Weeks 4, 8, and 12
Change in waist circumference from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Change in waist circumference from baseline at Week 12
Week 12
Change in hip circumference from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Change in hip circumference from baseline at Week 12
Week 12
Change in waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Change in waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) from baseline at Week 12
Week 12
Change in waist-to-height ratio from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Change in waist-to-height ratio from baseline at Week 12
Week 12
Proportion of participants achieving ≥5%, ≥10%, and ≥15% reduction in BMI and/or fasting body weight from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12
Change in systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12
Change in lipid levels(TC、HDL-C、LDL-C、TG) from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12
Change in fasting blood glucose from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12
Change in HbA1c from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12
Change in fasting insulin from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12
Change in blood uric acid from baseline
Time Frame: Week 12
Week 12
The correlation between Efsubaglutide Alfa Cmax, ss and BMI
Time Frame: Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
The correlation between Efsubaglutide Alfa AUC0-168h, ss and BMI
Time Frame: Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Incidence, titer, and persistence of anti-drug antibodies (ADA)
Time Frame: Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Incidence, titer, and persistence of neutralizing antibodies
Time Frame: Throughout the study (up to Week 18)
Throughout the study (up to Week 18)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Shanghai Yinnuo Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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July 16, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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April 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
August 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 29, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 3, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 9, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 29, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • YN012Y-Ib-W102

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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