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CompletedPhase NA

To Predict Weight Loss Response to Liraglutide (Saxenda®), From fMRI-based Determination of Food Cue Reactivity

Asset

Liraglutide

Subcutaneous · GLP-1 agonist

Listed sites

2

Recruiting sites

Enrollment

73

actual

Study population

Obesity / overweight

Key I/E criterion

BMI 30-50

Primary endpoints

Compare the changes of pre-prandial fMRI-FCR in Liraglutide 3.0Compare the changes of post-prandial fMRI-FCR in Liraglutide 3.0Compare the changes of energy intake in Liraglutide 3.0

Footprint

Where this trial recruits

Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.

Identifiers

Registered as

NCT IDNCT03795701
Org study IDTTUIRB2018-824

Timeline

Milestones

Study first posted2019-01-08actual
Study start2019-01-08actual
Primary completion2022-05-01actual
Study completion2022-05-01actual
Last update posted2023-12-04actual

Assets

Investigational agents

Study populations

Who this study enrolls

Obesity / overweight

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age18 Years
Maximum age60 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersAccepted

Inclusion criteria

Age 18-60 years
BMI 30-50 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Participants unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
Participants with motor, visual or hearing impairment.
Females with irregular menstrual cycles (onset of menstruation greater than 1 week from expected data during the last 3 months).
Females who are currently breastfeeding or intend to start breastfeeding.
Participants with diagnosed diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2) or uncontrolled hypertension, history of ischemic heart disease, stroke, neurological disease.
Participants with current severe psychiatric illnesses (e.g. psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, depression).
Participants experiencing current suicidal ideation, and recent or past suicide attempts.
Participants with history of psychiatric hospitalization.
Participants who are currently on (or have been on within the past 4 weeks) any medication in the broader drug classes of anti-depressant, anti-epileptic, or anti-anxiety medicines will be excluded (as these affect fMRI-FCR in the brain).
Participants with contraindications for MRI scanning.

1. aneurism clips

2. any implanted medical devices (pacemaker, neurostimulator)

3. known pregnancy

4. shrapnel in body or any injury to eye involving metal

5. any ferrous metal in body

Participants with a history of diagnosed eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa and severe binge eating disorder.
Participants with a history of diagnosed substance abuse or alcohol abuse.
Patients experiencing persistent loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting within the last 4 weeks without known cause (e.g. flu, food poisoning).
Participants who have been involved in a weight loss intervention program (including anti-obesity medication) within the past 3 months (and or loss >10% of body weight) or who have ever had bariatric surgery or have weight loss devices implanted.
Current smokers (smoked within the last 30 days).
The receipt of any investigational drug within (3 months) prior to this trial.
Previous participation in this trial (i.e. randomized).
Unable or unwilling to consume required study meals for any reason (e.g. dietary restrictions, allergies, or aversions to any of the food items used in the study).
Contraindications to study medications,
Subject with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).
Subject with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome 2 (MEN 2).
Allergic to Liraglutide or any of the ingredients in Saxenda® (i.e. Active ingredient: liraglutide; Inactive ingredients: disodium phosphate dehydrate, propylene glycol, phenol and water for injection)
Women who are pregnant, or have the intention of becoming pregnant.
Taking other GLP-1 receptor agonists (currently or in the past 3 months).
Current severe problems with stomach, such as slowed emptying of the stomach (gastroparesis) or problems with digesting food.
Current or past known serious chronic illness of liver, kidney and pancreas.
Current or recent (30 days) depression or suicidal thoughts.
Current fasting plasma glucose 126mg/dL or higher or HbA1c 6.5% or higher, or alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 10% above normal range for the assay.

Endpoints (24)

What's being measured

Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.

Coverage by outcome category

Other (unclassified)
17
Cardiometabolic biomarkers
4
Patient-reported / QoL
3

Cardiometabolic biomarkers

4 endpoints
Primary/protocol endpoint

Compare the changes of hunger/satiety in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, improvement

Primary/protocol endpoint

Compare the changes of hunger/satiety in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Examine if the correlations described in outcome 14 differ in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Prediction of weight loss after 16 weeks intervention by assessing early changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, descriptive

Patient-reported / QoL

3 endpoints
Primary/protocol endpoint

Compare the changes of hunger/satiety in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint

Examine if the correlations described in outcome 11 differ in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint

Prediction of weight loss after 16 weeks intervention by assessing early changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, descriptive

Other (unclassified)

17 endpoints
Primary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Compare the changes of pre-prandial fMRI-FCR in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, descriptive

Primary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Compare the changes of post-prandial fMRI-FCR in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, descriptive

Primary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Compare the changes of energy intake in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, improvement

Primary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Compare the changes of hunger/satiety in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, improvement

Primary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Prediction of weight loss in Liraglutide 3.0 group by examine early change in pre-prandial fMRI-FCR

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Primary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Prediction of weight loss in Liraglutide 3.0 group by examine early change in post-prandial fMRI-FCR

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Correlation between changes in post-prandial fMRI-FCR and changes in energy intake

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Correlation between changes in post-prandial fMRI-FCR and changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Correlation between changes in post-prandial fMRI-FCR and changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Correlation between changes in post-prandial fMRI-FCR and changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Correlation between changes in post-prandial fMRI-FCR and changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Examine if the correlations described in outcome 10 differ in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Examine if the correlations described in outcome 12 differ in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Examine if the correlations described in outcome 13 differ in Liraglutide 3.0 vs. Placebo Group

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Prediction of weight loss after 16 weeks intervention by assessing early changes in energy intake

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Prediction of weight loss after 16 weeks intervention by assessing early changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

descriptive

Secondary/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Prediction of weight loss after 16 weeks intervention by assessing early changes in hunger/satiety

Time frame:Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

change from baseline, descriptive

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 1, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa endpoint taxonomy v2 (May 13, 2026)
Results tableno registry results posted yet

Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.