What this study is
The purpose of this clinical study is to learn about the effects and safety of berobenatide (PF-08653944). This may help people with overweight or obesity lose weight. People in this study may also have type 2 diabetes.
About 950 adults will be in this study. Berobenatide will be compared to a placebo. A placebo does not have any medicine in it but looks just like the medicine being studied. Berobenatide or placebo is given by a shot under the skin in the belly area. The objective of the study is to compare the experiences of people receiving berobenatide to those of the people who do not to assess if the study medicine is effective and safe.
People will take part in this study for about 20 months. During this time, they will have about 15 study visits at the site. They will also have 2 study visits over the phone.
What's being tested
- PF-08653944
Intervention · DRUG
- Placebo
Intervention · OTHER
Both interventions
By Subcutaneous Injection
Study details
- Official title
- A PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ONCE-MONTHLY PF-08653944 IN ADULTS WITH OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY (VESPER-6)
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
- Conditions
- Obesity · Overweight and/or Obesity · Overweight
- Enrolling
- 954 people
- Starts
- 2026-06-10
- Est. completion
- 2028-06-21
- Design
- Double-blind, randomized, parallel groups, Phase 3
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Aged ≥18 years.
- BMI of: ≥30 kg/m2 or ≥27.0 kg/m2 to <30.0 kg/m2 and must have at least 1 of the following weight-related co-morbidities: hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, or T2D.
You can't join if
- Have a self-reported body weight change greater than 5% within 90 days prior to Screening.
- Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes or any other form of diabetes other than T2D.
- History of acute or chronic pancreatitis.
- Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2).
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Study locations (80)
75 openSan Fernando Valley Health Institute
Canoga Park, California, United States
RecruitingHeadlands Research California, LLC
Escondido, California, United States
RecruitingImmuniMet, LLC
Modesto, California, United States
RecruitingClinical Trials Research
Sacramento, California, United States
RecruitingUniversity Clinical Investigators, Inc.
Tustin, California, United States
RecruitingDiablo Clinical Research, Inc.
Walnut Creek, California, United States
RecruitingSouthern California Retina Specialists
West Hills, California, United States
RecruitingNature Coast Clinical Research
Crystal River, Florida, United States
RecruitingWest Coast Eye Institute
Lecanto, Florida, United States
RecruitingSouth Broward Research
Miramar, Florida, United States
RecruitingCenter for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Inc
Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
RecruitingCedar Crosse Research Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RecruitingNorthwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
RecruitingEndeavor Health - Family Medicine Administration
Evanston, Illinois, United States
RecruitingEndeavor Health- Endocrinology Research
Skokie, Illinois, United States
RecruitingMediSphere Medical Research Center, LLC
Evansville, Indiana, United States
RecruitingAscension Saint Agnes Heart Care
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RecruitingAa Mrc Llc
Flint, Michigan, United States
RecruitingUniversity Of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
RecruitingAlbuquerque Clinical Trials, Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
RecruitingWeill Cornell Medicine - Comprehensive Weight Control Center
New York, New York, United States
RecruitingMedication Management, LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
RecruitingAccellacare - Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
RecruitingJeffrey Coleman, OD
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
RecruitingMidwest Eye Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
RecruitingVelocity Clinical Research, Mt. Auburn
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
RecruitingPlanIt Research, LLC (Monitoring Room)
Houston, Texas, United States
RecruitingPlanIt Research, LLC
Houston, Texas, United States
RecruitingVIP Trials
San Antonio, Texas, United States
RecruitingYork Clinical Research, LLC
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
RecruitingSuncoast Clinical Research, Inc.
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Active, not recruitingWest Coast Medical Associates
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Active, not recruitingMonroe Biomedical Research
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Active, not recruitingLouisville Retina, PLLC
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Active, not recruitingRochester Clinical Research, LLC
Rochester, New York, United States
Active, not recruiting
45 sites outside the US
Associação de Amparo à Saúde, Ensino e Pesquisa
Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
RecruitingSaraiva & Berlinger Ltda EPP Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica de Campinas
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
RecruitingFundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
RecruitingCEPIC - Centro Paulista de Investigação Clínica
São Paulo, Brazil
RecruitingHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP
São Paulo, Brazil
RecruitingOcean West Research Clinic
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
RecruitingGA Research Associates Ltd.
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
RecruitingWinterberry Research Inc.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
RecruitingThe Wharton Medical Clinic Clinical Trials Inc
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
RecruitingCanadian Phase Onward Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
RecruitingHôpital Nord Guillaume-et-René-Laennec / CHU de Nantes
Saint-Herblain, Loire Atlantique, France
RecruitingCHU Montpellier - Hôpital Lapeyronie
Montpellier, France
RecruitingGeorges Pompidou European hospital
Paris, Île-de-France Region, France
RecruitingKlinische Forschung Schwerin GmbH
Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
RecruitingUniversitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
RecruitingRED - lnstitut für medizinische Forschung GmbH
Oldenburg in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
RecruitingIRCCS MultiMedica
Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, Italy
RecruitingIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola
Bologna, Italy
RecruitingUniversità degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara
Chieti, Italy
RecruitingAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
Palermo, Italy
RecruitingFondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Roma, Italy
RecruitingMedical Corporation Heishinkai OCROM Clinic
Suita, Osaka, Japan
RecruitingTokyo Center Clinic
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
RecruitingTokyo-Eki Center-Building Clinic
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
RecruitingFukuwa Clinic
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
RecruitingMedical Corporation Heishinkai ToCROM Clinic
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
RecruitingInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán - INCMNSZ
Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
RecruitingInstituto de Diabetes Obesidad y Nutrición S.C.
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
RecruitingIMED Investigación Médica SC
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
RecruitingEukarya PharmaSite
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
RecruitingZDROWIE OSTEO-MEDIC s.c. L i A Racewicz, A i J Supronik
Bialystok, Poland
RecruitingPenta Hospitals Badania Kliniczne sp. z o.o.
Gdansk, Poland
RecruitingGabinety Medyczne MATUSZEK Beata Matyjaszek-Matuszek Prywatna Praktyka Specjalistyczna
Lublin, Poland
RecruitingCentrum Zdrowia Metabolicznego Pawel Bogdanski
Poznan, Poland
RecruitingCentrum Medyczne AD-MED Sp. z o.o.
Wroclaw, Poland
RecruitingKonyang University Hospital
Daejeon, Daejeon, South Korea
RecruitingHallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
RecruitingPusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
RecruitingGachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, Incheon-gwangyeoksi, South Korea
RecruitingKangbuk Samsung Hospital
Seoul, Seoul- Teukbyeolsi, South Korea
RecruitingHospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, Spain
RecruitingHospital San Rafael
A Coruña, Spain
RecruitingHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Madrid, Spain
RecruitingHospital Universitario QuironSalud Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
RecruitingHospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio
Seville, Spain
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Pfizer
Study ID C6491013
Study director
Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
Pfizer
Frequently asked questions
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