A Phase 1 Study of VK3019 in Overweight and Obese Adults Without Comorbidities
A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Single Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of VK3019, an Amylin and Calcitonin Receptor Agonist, in Overweight and Obese Adults Without Comorbidities
- Obese Adults
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
- Enrolment target
- 56
- Started
- 6 July 2026
- Main results due
- 2 October 2026
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 29 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 60 years.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Must be capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF). * Participants must be medically healthy, with no significant medical history, have no clinically significant abnormalities on physical examination at Screening and/or before administration of the initial dose of IP in the opinion of the Investigator. * Body mass index ≥ 27 kg/m2 and \< 40 kg/m2. * Willing to comply with contraceptive requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with any level of disease or organ system dysfunction as identified during physical examination, medical history or laboratory testing, as assessed by the Investigator. * Any surgical or medical condition (active or chronic) that may interfere with IP distribution, metabolism, excretion, or drug absorption. * History or presence of clinically significant acute or unstable cerebrovascular (stroke), hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, immunological, endocrine, diabetes, hematological, oncological, or central nervous disorder that in the opinion of the Investigator would pose a significant risk for the participant. * Current or prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (including type 1, type 2, except gestational diabetes). * History of, or current, clinically significant liver disease, gallbladder disease (with the exception of Gilbert's Syndrome), as assessed by the Investigator. * History of drug or alcohol abuse (ie, \>14 drinks/week for women or 21 drinks/week for men \[1 drink = 150 mL of wine or 360 mL of beer or 45 mL of hard liquor\]) within 12 months of Screening.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
This is a Phase 1, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled single ascending dose (SAD) study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of VK3019 in overweight and obese adults without comorbidities.
Study sites(1)
Viking Clinical Site #001
Lake Forest, California, United States
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07846033. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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