Overweight Or Obesity / TERN-601 / Matching Placebo · Phase 2 Trial
ClinicalTrials.gov · August 10, 2026
Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.
This is a completed Phase 2a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist TERN-601 in adults with overweight or obesity. No efficacy or safety results have been posted in this registry record; the study's contribution to the evidence base cannot yet be assessed.
Phase 2, Interventional, Randomized, Parallel, Quadruple masking, Treatment purpose. Overweight or Obesity; age from 18 Years; to 75 Years. Intervention: TERN-601 250 mg; TERN-601 500 mg (slow titration); TERN-601 500 mg; TERN-601 750 mg. Compared with: Matching Placebo — Placebo Comparator. n = 167. 17 sites: United States.
This is a completed Phase 2a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist TERN-601 in adults with overweight or obesity. No efficacy or safety results have been posted in this registry record; the study's contribution to the evidence base cannot yet be assessed.
Efficacy, safety, and tolerability findings are not yet available in this source.
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Phase 2a trial with completed enrollment but no results posted in registry; early-stage efficacy and safety data pending peer-reviewed publication.
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What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.
Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06854952). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Terns, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA). Recruitment status: COMPLETED. Phase: PHASE2. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 167 participants (ACTUAL). Conditions: Overweight or Obesity. Interventions: DRUG: TERN-601; OTHER: Matching Placebo. Primary outcome measures: Percent Change in Body Weight , 12 weeks. Brief summary: This is a Phase 2a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial studying the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of orally administered TERN-601 in adults with overweight or obesity.
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