Obesity

Survodutide for treatment of obesity: Baseline characteristics of participants in a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, phase 3 trial ( SYNCHRONIZE ™‐1)

Diabetes Obes MetabPublished Baseline characteristics report of the SYNCHRONIZE-1 randomised controlled trial

Authors' conclusion

SYNCHRONIZE-1 will determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of survodutide, a glucagon receptor/GLP-1 receptor dual agonist, for weight loss in a representative cohort of people with obesity without T2D.

Study context

Population
Adults aged ≥18 years with BMI ≥30 or ≥27 kg/m² with ≥1 obesity complication, without T2D; 14 countries
Participants
725 adults14 countries
Comparison
Once-weekly subcutaneous survodutide vs placebo
Primary endpoint
Percent body weight change and achievement of body weight reduction ≥5% from baseline
Follow-up
Week 76
Methodological detailsmultinational, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3, randomized 1:1:1
  • Multinational
  • Double-blind
  • Placebo-controlled
  • Phase 3
  • Randomized 1:1:1

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Baseline characteristics
Mean age
47.1 years
Mean BMI
37.9 kg/m²
Mean waist circumference
115.2 cm
Female
59.4%
From North America
47.3%
From Europe
21.0%
From East Asia
20.0%
Hypertension
40.0%
Dyslipidaemia
33.7%
Prediabetes
30.2%
Mean HbA1c
5.5%
Mean eGFR
93.0 mL/min/1.73 m²
Mean systolic/diastolic blood pressure
127.0/82.7 mmHg
Mean LDL-C
116.4 mg/dL
Taking lipid-lowering drugs
21.8%

Original publication

Survodutide for treatment of obesity: Baseline characteristics of participants in a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, phase 3 trial ( SYNCHRONIZE ™‐1). Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 4 November 2025. doi:10.1111/dom.70196

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