What happens next in GLP-1 — and when.

Trial results

Semaglutide for Low Back Pain

NCT07731256 on ClinicalTrials.gov · last registry update 2026-07-28

An unusually large phase 2: 250 participants, more than double the 110 typical for the stage. Due to report 1 January 2031. Primary outcome, as filed: BPI-SF Pain Severity Scale. Sponsors move these dates routinely; any movement since this site started watching is listed below. semaglutide is already approved in the US for obesity, so this is asking a further question rather than establishing the drug works at all.

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase
P2
Drug
semaglutide
Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy
Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Sponsor type
Other
Enrollment
250
Started
2027-02-01
Primary completion
2031-01-01 estimated

Observed history

No changes recorded since monitoring began on 2026-08-21. This record has held steady. If a reporting date moves, a status changes or enrollment is resized, it will appear here with the previous value alongside the new one.

Primary outcome

BPI-SF Pain Severity Scale

Conditions studied

Lower Back Pain · Obesity (BMI>30) · Chronic Lower Back Pain · glp1 Agonist

Every field above is taken directly from the registry record. See all detected changes across the class, or the semaglutide page for this molecule’s full trial and approval history.

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