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Indications › Osteoarthritis

GLP‑1 drugs in osteoarthritis

Which incretin agents are being studied in osteoarthritis, by whom, and when each trial is due to report. Conditions are grouped from the registry’s own wording, which records the same disease several ways.

Trials on file
10
Active
4
Results scheduled
3
Molecules studied
5
Sponsors
6

No GLP‑1 or incretin drug is FDA-approved for osteoarthritis. The trials below are studies, not approvals, and most drugs tested in a new condition never get approved for it.

No GLP-1 or incretin drug is approved for osteoarthritis, so everything below is investigational. Most drugs tested in a new condition never reach approval for it, and a registration is not evidence of benefit. 9 of the 10 trials on file are phase 3 or later — the stage sized for a regulator to act on, against 1 still in early phases. 6 distinct sponsors are involved, 4 of the trials run commercially and the rest by universities and hospitals.

Molecules studied in this indication

ecnoglutide · liraglutide · orforglipron · retatrutide · tirzepatide

Results due in this indication

Est. completionDrugTrialPhaseParticipants
2027-05tirzepatideSubcutaneous Tirzepatide Once-weekly in Patients With Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis (STOP KNEE-OA)
NCT06191848 · University of Melbourne
P4352
2028-04orforglipronA Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
NCT07153471 · Eli Lilly and Company
P3800
2028-05-31ecnoglutideA Study of Econoglutide Injection in Obese Participants With Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)
NCT07734311 · Hangzhou Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd.
P3360

Trials on file

All 10 incretin trials recorded in this indication, active first.

DrugTrialStatusPhaseParticipants
orforglipronA Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
NCT07153471 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP3800
ecnoglutideA Study of Econoglutide Injection in Obese Participants With Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)
NCT07734311 · Hangzhou Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd.
RecruitingP3360
tirzepatideSubcutaneous Tirzepatide Once-weekly in Patients With Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis (STOP KNEE-OA)
NCT06191848 · University of Melbourne
RecruitingP4352
liraglutideA Trial to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Intra-articular 4P004 Injection in Subjects With Knee Synovitis and Osteoarthritis
NCT07225829 · 4Moving Biotech
Active, not recruitingP2129
retatrutideA Study of Retatrutide (LY3437943) in Participants Who Have Obesity or Overweight
NCT05929066 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP32,335
liraglutideMulti-parametric Imaging of the Knee in Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis; Weight Maintenance
NCT02928679 · Henrik Gudbergsen
CompletedP4150
liraglutideLiraglutide 3 mg for Knee Osteoarthritis
NCT02905864 · Henrik Gudbergsen
CompletedP4150
liraglutideBiomarkers in Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis; Weight Maintenance
NCT02928614 · Henrik Gudbergsen
CompletedP4150
liraglutideUltrasound of the Knee in Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis; Weight Maintenance
NCT02931383 · Henrik Gudbergsen
CompletedP4150
liraglutideChanges in Skin Autoflouresence Following Weight Loss and Maintenance Using Liraglutide in Knee Osteoarthritis
NCT02910570 · Parker Research Institute
CompletedP4150