Clinical Trials

Numerous clinical trials evaluate tirzepatide across early to late clinical phases, focusing primarily on metabolic and endocrine conditions such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, binge eating disorder, and metabolic syndrome. Sponsored by pharmaceutical leaders including Eli Lilly and Company alongside academic institutions like Johns Hopkins University and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, these studies range from active recruitment to completed statuses. These investigations evaluate critical outcomes including glycemic efficacy, therapeutic switching, and alterations in eating behaviors.

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT07559500 RECRUITING
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
2026-05-20 PHASE1
NCT07165028 RECRUITING
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-10-15 PHASE3
NCT07782359 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Lung Cancer
University of Chicago
2026-10 PHASE1
NCT07527910 RECRUITING
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
2026-05-22 PHASE2
NCT07693608 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Obesity; Methamphetamine Use Disorder; Cocaine Use Disorder; Stimulant Use Disorders
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2026-08-19 PHASE2
NCT07349641 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Endometrial Atypical Hyperplasia/Endometrioid Intraepithelial Neoplasia; FIGO Grade 1 Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2026-11-01 PHASE2
NCT07715929 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Atrial Fibrillation; Obesity & Overweight; Catheter Ablation
Yunlong Wang
2026-09-01 PHASE4
NCT07091734 RECRUITING
Lipodystrophy, Partial
University of Michigan
2025-09-08 PHASE2
NCT06517212 RECRUITING
Breast Cancer; Breast Neoplasms; Breast Cancers
Baylor Research Institute
2024-11-26 PHASE2
NCT06885736 RECRUITING
Obesity
Dasman Diabetes Institute
2025-08-07
NCT07630454 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Atrial Fibrillation; Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF); Tirzepatide
Yunlong Wang
2026-08-01 PHASE4
NCT07635953 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Diabetes Mellitus
Sun Yat-sen University
2026-07-01 PHASE3
NCT07247084 RECRUITING
Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-11-24 PHASE4
NCT06582875 RECRUITING
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney; Obesity
University of Colorado, Denver
2025-03-06 PHASE2
NCT07574723 RECRUITING
Obesity
Dasman Diabetes Institute
2026-05-15
NCT06246799 RECRUITING
Type 2 Diabetes (Adult Onset)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2024-11-07 PHASE3
NCT07554638 RECRUITING
Heart Failure, Diastolic; Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction; Obesity
Columbia University
2026-08-07 PHASE4
NCT07078838 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Endometrial Cancer; Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia; Grade 1 Endometrial Endometrioid Carcinoma
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
2026-08 PHASE2
NCT05933499 RECRUITING
Obesity
Massachusetts General Hospital
2025-11-05 PHASE2
NCT07326111 RECRUITING
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS); Obesity & Overweight
University of Bonn
2025-12-09 PHASE4
NCT06180616 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus; Overweight and Obesity
Royal North Shore Hospital
2026-12 PHASE2
NCT07555730 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Overweight or Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes; Weight Loss Maintenance
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2026-04-30 PHASE4
NCT07589322 RECRUITING
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
2026-03-31
NCT07747805 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
COPD; Obesity & Overweight; Sarcopenia
The Cleveland Clinic
2026-08-28 PHASE2
NCT06939088 RECRUITING
Alcohol Use Disorder; Alcohol Abuse/Dependence; Alcohol Dependence; Alcoholism; Schizophrenia Disorders; Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Features; Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Psychosis; Schizophrenia
Anders Fink-Jensen, MD, DMSci
2025-05-05 PHASE2
NCT07573163 RECRUITING
Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS); Adrenalectomy; Status
Alaa Sada
2026-07-27 PHASE2
NCT07671248 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Cannabis Use Disorder, Moderate; Cannabis Use Disorder, Severe
McMaster University
2026-08-01 PHASE3
NCT07706088 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Neuropathy, Small Fiber; Diabete Mellitus
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
2026-07 PHASE4
NCT07065552 RECRUITING
Endometrial Cancer; Obesity
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
2026-04-27 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT07265752 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Cannabis Use Disorder
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2026-07-01 PHASE2
NCT05912621 RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight and Obesity; Overweight
Stanford University
2023-11-09 PHASE2
NCT07734792 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS)
yifang zhu
2026-08-10 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07734870 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA)
Johns Hopkins University
2026-09-15 PHASE2
NCT07633639 RECRUITING
Obesity
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
2026-05-01
NCT06976853 RECRUITING
Crohn Disease (CD)
Washington University School of Medicine
2025-05-13 PHASE2
NCT06937099 RECRUITING
Crohn's Disease; Obesity or Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-06-26 PHASE3
NCT06857942 RECRUITING
Psoriasis; Overweight or Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-03-19 PHASE4
NCT07202247 RECRUITING
Prostate Carcinoma; Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma
City of Hope Medical Center
2025-11-05 PHASE2
NCT06937086 RECRUITING
Ulcerative Colitis; Obesity or Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-06-26 PHASE3
NCT07468552 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Cannabis Use Disorder
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
2026-11-15 PHASE2
NCT07676331 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Hormone-receptor-positive Breast Cancer; Early Breast Cancer
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
2026-08-01 PHASE2
NCT07602699 RECRUITING
Smoking Cessation; Smoking Behaviors
University of Southern California
2026-06-05 PHASE2
NCT07096908 RECRUITING
Type1diabetes; Obesity
Dasman Diabetes Institute
2025-07-31 PHASE4
NCT07387796 RECRUITING
Drug Discontinuation; Substance Use Disorders; Eating Behavior Changes; Tirzepatide
The University of Texas at Dallas
2026-10
NCT07443956 RECRUITING
Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA); Obesity & Overweight
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2026-03-09
NCT06801015 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity
Mayo Clinic
2025-10-01 PHASE4
NCT07284511 RECRUITING
Type 1 Diabetes; Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus; T1D; T1DM; T1DM - Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
2026-05-19 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07605247 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Endometrial Cancer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2026-06-01 PHASE2
NCT06820281 RECRUITING
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
2026-07-07 PHASE2
NCT07382024 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation; Persistent Atrial Fibrillation; Obesity & Overweight
National Taiwan University Hospital
2026-06-16
NCT06657209 RECRUITING
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetes; Type 2 Diabetes; Pre Diabetes
Stanford University
2025-01-13 PHASE4
NCT07257484 RECRUITING
Obesity (Disorder); Breast Cancer
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
2026-06-08 PHASE4
NCT06847399 RECRUITING
Obesity and Overweight; Binge Eating Disorder
Johns Hopkins University
2025-09-17 PHASE2
NCT07457437 RECRUITING
Muscle Mass and Strength; Obesity & Overweight; Physical Function
University of Exeter
2026-04-01
NCT06751589 RECRUITING
Endometrial Cancer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2024-12-19 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT07707778 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV); Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease; Dyslipidaemia; Diabetes Mellitus; Obesity & Overweight; Metabolic Syndrome
National Taiwan University Clinical Trial Center
2026-06-25 PHASE4
NCT07228741 RECRUITING
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Obesity
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2026-04-23 PHASE2
NCT07220473 RECRUITING
Aging; LONGEVITY 1
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
2026-02-27 PHASE2
NCT06864026 RECRUITING
Psoriatic Arthritis; Overweight or Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-03-06 PHASE4
NCT07697391 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
2026-07-20 PHASE4
NCT06439277 RECRUITING
Obesity; Weight Gain
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-06-03 PHASE3
NCT05556512 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2022-10-11 PHASE3
NCT06518837 RECRUITING
Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer; HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2024-10-30 PHASE2
NCT06651177 RECRUITING
Opioid Use Disorder; Opioid Use Disorder, Moderate; Opioid Use Disorder, Severe
T. John Winhusen, PhD
2026-01-29 PHASE2
NCT07796477 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)
CSPC Ouyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2026-11-06 PHASE2
NCT07218445 RECRUITING
Obesity; Menopause Hot Flashes
Mayo Clinic
2026-04-08 PHASE4
NCT06700538 RECRUITING
Obesity
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
2024-12-04 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06575738 RECRUITING
Obesity; Adolescent Obesity; Body-Weight Trajectory; Weight Loss Trajectory; Bariatric Surgery; Anti-obesity Agents
University of Colorado, Denver
2024-10-11 PHASE1
NCT06734273 RECRUITING
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
Nicholas Skertich
2025-03-10 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT06143956 RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-11-17 PHASE2
NCT07756359 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Pouch, Ileal; Pouches, Ileoanal; Bowel Diseases, Inflammatory
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2026-09 PHASE4
NCT06732245 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity and Overweight
Biomed Industries, Inc.
2026-08-15 PHASE2
NCT07588438 RECRUITING
Obesity; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Las Rías Medical Center
2026-07-27 PHASE4
NCT07191873 RECRUITING
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Duke University
2026-08-25 PHASE4
NCT07046819 RECRUITING
Metabolic Alcohol-associated Liver Disease; Alcohol Use Disorder
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
2026-06-11 PHASE2
NCT06803888 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
Ali Aminian
2025-01-29 PHASE4
NCT07438444 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2026-02-27 PHASE4
NCT07671391 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity Adult Onset
Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
2026-08 PHASE2
NCT07354880 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity & Overweight; Adult Congenital Heart Disease
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
2026-01-20 PHASE4
NCT07738276 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction; Obesity & Overweight; Tirzepatide
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2026-07-18 PHASE3
NCT07777575 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity (BMI>30)
Technical University of Munich
2026-08-17 PHASE4
NCT07292519 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD); Overweight or Obese; Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions
South West Sydney Local Health District
2026-01-15 PHASE2
NCT06191848 RECRUITING
Obesity; Knee Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee
University of Melbourne
2024-11-19 PHASE4
NCT07463846 RECRUITING
Obesity
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
2026-03-02 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT07293325 RECRUITING
Adults With Simple Obesity
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
2025-06-02
NCT06811324 RECRUITING
Obesity Prevention; Sarcopenia in Elderly; Cardiovascular Function; GLP - 1; Weight Loss
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2026-04-01 PHASE2
NCT07483801 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2026-03 PHASE4
NCT07095517 RECRUITING
Colorectal Cancer Prevention; Colorectal Adenoma
Massachusetts General Hospital
2026-02-24 PHASE1
NCT06606821 RECRUITING
Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction; Overweight or Obesity; Stable Angina Pectoris; Chronic Coronary Artery Disease; Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease
Tina Vilsbøll
2024-10-01 PHASE4
NCT06774079 RECRUITING
Crohn Disease
University of Miami
2025-03-05 PHASE4
NCT07685834 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Lax Skin
Sofwave Medical LTD
2026-02-27
NCT06727331 RECRUITING
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2025-09-15 PHASE2
NCT07245771 RECRUITING
Obesity &Amp; Overweight
Ikaria Bioscience Pty Ltd
2025-11-04 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06484114 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity; Weight Change Trajectory; Weight Change, Body
Fractyl Health Inc.
2024-09-01
NCT07481747 RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight (Without Type 2 Diabetes) With Weight-related Comorbidities
Hudson Biotech
2026-02-02 PHASE3
NCT07521631 RECRUITING
Obesity
Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2026-03-31 PHASE2
NCT07154719 RECRUITING
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; Obesity; Sarcopenic Obesity; Osteoporosis; Drug Effect
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
2025-10-09 PHASE4
NCT07728318 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Obesity, Overweight
Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College
2026-08-12
NCT06162715 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Severe Obesity; Obesity; BMI Greater Than 30
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2024-10-30 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07364175 RECRUITING
Hypertension; Obesity & Overweight
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2026-01
NCT06802081 RECRUITING
Atrial Fibrillation; Obesity
The Cleveland Clinic
2025-04-08 PHASE2
NCT06759701 RECRUITING
Diabetes; Prostate Cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2025-07-02 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT06721507 RECRUITING
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions; Bariatric Surgery
Marlene Starr
2025-03-27 PHASE4
NCT07057310 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Obesity; Menopause
Mayo Clinic
2025-05-01 PHASE4
NCT07803744 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Overweight; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2026-09 PHASE1
NCT07298915 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity & Overweight
University of Virginia
2026-08 PHASE3
NCT07373834 RECRUITING
Obesity (Disorder)
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
2026-01
NCT07128082 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Long COVID
Scripps Translational Science Institute
2025-10-30 PHASE2
NCT06897475 RECRUITING
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-03-28 PHASE2
NCT07740291 RECRUITING
Obesity & Overweight; Cardiometabolic Health Indicators; Addiction; Eating Disorders; Mental Health
Texas Tech University
2025-01-02
NCT06962280 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Type 1 Diabetes; Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-05-12 PHASE3
NCT06662383 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-11-01 PHASE3
NCT06914895 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Type 1 Diabetes; Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-04-25 PHASE3
NCT07299084 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Overweight; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2026-01-14 PHASE1
NCT07319975 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity
Istanbul Galata University
2025-12-29
NCT06934642 RECRUITING
MASLD; Obesity
University of New Mexico
2025-06-30 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT06861439 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
2025-07-07 PHASE4
NCT07000955 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity
Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
2025-06-17 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05536804 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Overweight; Obesity; Chronic Kidney Disease; Type 2 Diabetes; T2D
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-02-08 PHASE2
NCT05822544 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Healthy Subjects; Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes
OrsoBio, Inc
2023-04-22 PHASE1
NCT06994338 RECRUITING
Alcohol Use Disorder; Obesity and Overweight; Alcohol
University of Southern California
2025-10-06 PHASE2
NCT06965413 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight; Overweight With One Weight Related Comorbidity
Hoffmann-La Roche
2025-05-05 PHASE2
NCT07179120 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity-related Male Infertility
First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
2026-05-01 PHASE2
NCT06603571 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-09-20 PHASE2
NCT07423247 RECRUITING
Tirzepatide
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2026-01-01 PHASE4
NCT06918405 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions
Chittagong Medical College
2025-01-01 PHASE3
NCT06935838 COMPLETED
Obesity and Overweight; HIV; Chronic Inflammation
University of Hawaii
2025-11-12 PHASE2
NCT06075667 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-10-16 PHASE3
NCT06534411 COMPLETED
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Novo Nordisk A/S
2024-11-05 PHASE3
NCT06901245 RECRUITING
Prader-Willi Syndrome; Hypothalamic Obesity; Obesity/Therapy
Grace Kim
2025-05-01 PHASE4
NCT06630585 RECRUITING
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
University of Bern
2025-02-14 PHASE3
NCT06635057 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-10-11 PHASE4
NCT07176663 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Obesity
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2026-02-01
NCT06745128 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity; Methamphetamine Use Disorder
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2025-02-03 PHASE2
NCT06221969 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Novo Nordisk A/S
2024-01-16 PHASE3
NCT06737042 COMPLETED
Obesity and Overweight
Gan and Lee Pharmaceuticals, USA
2025-02-24 PHASE2
NCT06605703 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight
WW International Inc
2024-09-18 PHASE4
NCT06047548 COMPLETED
Overweight; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-09-20 PHASE3
NCT06916065 COMPLETED
Overweight; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-04-09 PHASE1
NCT06643728 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-10-21 PHASE2
NCT06911203 RECRUITING
Obesity
BrightGene Bio-Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
2025-04-03 PHASE2
NCT06588283 COMPLETED
Psoriasis; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-09-30 PHASE3
NCT06037252 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Type 2 Diabetes; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-09-21 PHASE2
NCT06373146 COMPLETED
Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-04-24 PHASE2
NCT06131437 COMPLETED
Obesity
Novo Nordisk A/S
2023-11-27 PHASE3
NCT05708859 RECRUITING
Type II Diabetes; Atherosclerosis
Matthew J. Budoff
2024-01-02 PHASE4
NCT06893211 COMPLETED
Obesity
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
2025-03-18 PHASE2
NCT06297616 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-04-15 PHASE1
NCT06588296 COMPLETED
Psoriatic Arthritis; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-09-24 PHASE3
NCT05433584 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2022-08-01 PHASE4
NCT06345066 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2024-04-03 PHASE1
NCT06890611 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-03-25 PHASE1
NCT06648031 COMPLETED
Type2diabetes
Lexaria Bioscience Corp.
2024-12-04 PHASE1
NCT07303556 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Heart Failure; Diabete Type 2; Arterial Hypertension
Nazarbayev University
2024-12-18
NCT04255433 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-05-29 PHASE3
NCT06901349 WITHDRAWN
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2025-05-23 PHASE2
NCT06326060 COMPLETED
Obesity
Novo Nordisk A/S
2024-03-18 PHASE2
NCT06301256 UNKNOWN
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Florida Academic Centers Research and Education, LLC
2024-03-11
NCT06445075 COMPLETED
Overweight and Obesity
Scholar Rock, Inc.
2024-05-21 PHASE2
NCT06515418 TERMINATED
Obesity
BioAge Labs, Inc.
2024-06-27 PHASE2
NCT06565611 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Obesity
Palatin Technologies, Inc
2024-08-05 PHASE2
NCT05696847 COMPLETED
Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-02-07 PHASE1
NCT06640972 COMPLETED
Triglycerides; Weight Gain Trajectory; Cholesterol, Elevated
Response Pharmaceuticals
2024-09-27 PHASE2
NCT06400615 COMPLETED
OSA
Apnimed
2024-05-20 PHASE2
NCT05822830 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-04-21 PHASE3
NCT05963022 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-08-21 PHASE3
NCT05659368 UNKNOWN
Wolfram Syndrome
Ospedale San Raffaele
2024-01-01 PHASE2
NCT05260021 COMPLETED
Type2 Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; T2D; T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus); Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Endocrine System Diseases; Metabolic Disease
Eli Lilly and Company
2022-04-13 PHASE3
NCT05564039 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2022-11-30 PHASE4
NCT04847557 COMPLETED
Obesity; Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Eli Lilly and Company
2021-04-20 PHASE3
NCT05691712 COMPLETED
Diabetes Type 2; Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Disease; Endocrine System Diseases
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-02-05 PHASE3
NCT06009653 WITHDRAWN
Obesity; Metabolic Disease
Washington University School of Medicine
2023-09-13 PHASE4
NCT05412004 COMPLETED
Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2022-06-21 PHASE3
NCT05978713 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-07-31 PHASE1
NCT05990374 UNKNOWN
Diabetes
Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
2023-08-01
NCT05553093 RECRUITING
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
2022-03-15 PHASE4
NCT04166773 COMPLETED
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-11-19 PHASE2
NCT05706506 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-03-08 PHASE4
NCT05810597 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2023-04-03 PHASE1
NCT04844918 COMPLETED
Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2021-05-10 PHASE3
NCT05582096 COMPLETED
Overweight; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2022-11-11 PHASE1
NCT04660643 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2021-03-29 PHASE3
NCT04657016 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2021-03-29 PHASE3
NCT04657003 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes; Overweight; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2021-03-29 PHASE3
NCT05024032 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight; Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
Eli Lilly and Company
2021-09-01 PHASE3
NCT04311411 COMPLETED
Obesity; Overweight
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-08-24 PHASE1
NCT04537923 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-10-19 PHASE3
NCT04081337 COMPLETED
Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-07-09 PHASE1
NCT04184622 COMPLETED
Overweight; Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-12-04 PHASE3
NCT04050553 COMPLETED
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hypoglycemia
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-02-24 PHASE1
NCT04093752 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-12-09 PHASE3
NCT04235959 COMPLETED
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-10-21 PHASE1
NCT03951753 COMPLETED
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-06-28 PHASE1
NCT03861052 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-05-07 PHASE3
NCT04172987 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-02-26 PHASE1
NCT03987919 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-07-30 PHASE3
NCT03861039 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-03-30 PHASE3
NCT03730662 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eli Lilly and Company
2018-11-20 PHASE3
NCT04407234 COMPLETED
Overweight; Obesity; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-09-15 PHASE1
NCT04039503 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-08-30 PHASE3
NCT03882970 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-04-01 PHASE3
NCT03954834 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-06-03 PHASE3
NCT04311424 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2020-07-28 PHASE1
NCT03940742 COMPLETED
Hepatic Insufficiency
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-07-22 PHASE1
NCT04050670 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-09-13 PHASE1
NCT04004988 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2019-08-19 PHASE1
NCT03482024 COMPLETED
Renal Insufficiency; End Stage Renal Disease
Eli Lilly and Company
2018-03-30 PHASE1
NCT03375463 COMPLETED
Healthy
Eli Lilly and Company
2017-12-19 PHASE1
NCT03131687 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eli Lilly and Company
2017-05-24 PHASE2
NCT03322631 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Eli Lilly and Company
2017-11-15 PHASE1
NCT03311724 COMPLETED
Type 2 Diabetes
Eli Lilly and Company
2017-10-19 PHASE2
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Healthy; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
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2016-05-11 PHASE1

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-07-28)

Check the Tirzepatide (LY3298176) sodium product page for in-depth specifications, including solubility, stock solutions, MOA, and working concentrations.

Compliance for Clinical Use

Mechanism and Biochemical Profile

Tirzepatide acts as a dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that induces receptor internalization, subsequently activating downstream signaling pathways to enhance glucose-dependent insulin secretion and delay gastric emptying. This dual pathway modulation promotes appetite suppression and central satiety, driving robust weight loss and metabolic improvement in clinical conditions such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity.

Appendix RUO and cGMP Quality Standards

Quality Dimension RUO (Research Use Only) cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)
Clinical Applicability Prohibited in human clinical trials or medical diagnostics. Mandatory for human clinical trials (Phase I–III) and therapies.
Regulatory Status Non-regulated grade; exempt from drug manufacturing laws. Legally enforced by health authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, NMPA).
Facility Environment Unclassified analytical or research laboratories. Validated Cleanrooms (ISO Class 5–8) with continuous monitoring.
Quality Control Basic purity and activity testing. Rigorous safety release testing (Sterility, Endotoxin, Mycoplasma).
Process Validation Basic equipment calibration; no process validation required. Full qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and complete batch records.
Quality Assurance Vendor self-declared without required formal QMS. Mandatory QA/QC unit, Change Control, CAPA, and vendor audits.
Regulatory Impact High risk of IND rejection if used as a critical raw material. Required for IND/NDA filings, supported by Drug Master Files (DMF).

Footnotes

Regulatory Note: Governed by FDA (21 CFR Parts 210/211/312), EMA (EudraLex Vol 4), ICH Guidelines (E6/Q7/Q9/Q10), and compendial standards (USP <71>/<85>/<1043>).

Note: Technical data last updated: Sep 1, 2026.