Obesity

SURMOUNT ‐ REAL UK : A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Tirzepatide in Adults With Obesity

Obesity (Silver Spring)Published Randomised controlled trial

Study context

Population
Adults with Class I obesity (BMI ≥ 30 and ≤ 34.9 kg/m²) without diabetes, UK primary care, Greater Manchesterplanned enrolment (approximately)
Participants
3,000 adults
Planned comparison
Tirzepatide + standard-of-care (SoC) vs SoC alone
Primary endpoint
Percent change in body weight from baseline
Follow-up
Month 24
Methodological detailsstudy design/protocol, 5-year, phase 4, multicenter, open-label, pragmatic, 1:1 randomization, integrated electronic healthcare record data, Key secondary endpoint: time to onset of T2D to Month 60, Additional endpoints: obesity-related complications, health-related quality of life, healthcare resource utilization, productivity, employment, sickness-related absences
  • Study design/protocol
  • 5-year
  • Phase 4
  • Multicenter
  • Open-label
  • Pragmatic
  • 1:1 randomization
  • Integrated electronic healthcare record data
  • Key secondary endpoint: time to onset of T2D to Month 60
  • Additional endpoints: obesity-related complications, health-related quality of life, healthcare resource utilization, productivity, employment, sickness-related absences

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

SURMOUNT ‐ REAL UK : A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Tirzepatide in Adults With Obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 15 June 2026. doi:10.1002/oby.70247

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