RecruitingPhase 3

A Study to Learn About Switching to a Monthly Study Medicine Called Berobenatide (PF-08653944) to Help Keep Weight Off in People With Overweight or Obesity

A PHASE 3 STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SWITCH TO MONTHLY BEROBENATIDE FOR MAINTAINING WEIGHT IN ADULTS WHO ARE ON WEEKLY SEMAGLUTIDE OR TIRZEPATIDE (VESPER-SWITCH)

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 11 months

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants will be in the study for about 11 months."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether switching to monthly berobenatide (PF-08653944) is safe and helps adults with overweight or obesity keep weight off. It is for people who have already lost weight while taking semaglutide or tirzepatide and do not have diabetes. The study lasts about 11 months.

The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety and effectiveness of berobenatide in adults with overweight or obesity who have already lost weight while taking semaglutide or tirzepatide. The study does not include people with diabetes. Participants will be in the study for about 11 months.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older.
  • Currently taking semaglutide or tirzepatide to treat obesity.

Who can't join

  • Have any type of diabetes.
  • Have ever had pancreatitis (swelling of the pancreas), either sudden or long-lasting.
  • You or a family member has had medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), a type of thyroid cancer, or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2), a condition that can cause tumors in glands.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged ≥18 years. * Currently taking semaglutide or tirzepatide for obesity management. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of any form of diabetes. * History of acute or chronic pancreatitis. * Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2).

Study sites (16)

AL

CA

FL

KY

MI

MO

MS

MT

NC

OH

SC