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Obesity &Amp; OverweightPhase 2NCT07134335

UBT251 Injection Phase II Clinical Study (CKD)

A Phase 2 study testing UBT251 in people with Obesity &Amp; Overweight and Chronic Kidney Disease, run by The United Bio-Technology (Hengqin) Co., Ltd. at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of UBT251 injection in obese/overweight chronic kidney disease (CKD) population Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
What is being tested?
UBT251
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
180 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Sep 2025to 11 Jul 2030
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18~75 years old (including border value), BMI >=24 kg/m^2, gender is not limited.
  • Subject estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR): >=45 and < 90 mL/min/1.73m^2 (calculated using the CKD-EPI formula).
  • Subjects 300 mg/g <= UACR <= 5000 mg/g 3 months or more prior to screening; At least 2 measurements (not on the same day) within 4 weeks of the screening period, and each measurement must meet this criterion.
  • If treated with SGLT2i, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) before screening, a stable dose of >=4 weeks is required unless there are contraindications or intolerance. (For subjects who are intolerant to the above drugs, they can still be included if judged by the investigator to be suitable to participate in the investigator.) )
  • Volunteer to participate in the study and sign the ICF.
  • Female of childbearing potential or male subjects with partners of childbearing potential agree to use effective contraception from the start of study treatment until 3 months after the end of the last dose.

Who cannot join

  • History or evidence of any of the following diseases: 1) Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes or other special type diabetes. 2) Presence of non-recovered acute kidney injury (AKI) at screening. 3) Previous or current suffering: bilateral renal artery stenosis (stenosis>=50%), tubulointerstitial nephritis, lupus nephritis, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, unilateral nephrectomy or other severe renal structural abnormalities, and a history of unstable or rapidly progressing kidney disease as judged by the investigator. 4) Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >=160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >=100 mmHg at screening). 5) Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) >= 9.5%. 6) Presence of serious illness or medical condition judged by the investigator during the screening period, including but not limited to: a) History of malignant tumor disease within 5 years prior to screening (except for cured basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ at any site); b) Arterial/venous thrombotic events within 6 months prior to screening, such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction [except old lacunar cerebral infarction]), deep vein thrombosis; c) History of internal myocardial infarction or surgery such as percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting 6 months before screening; d) History of internal heart failure 6 months prior to screening, with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III. or IV. 7) Combined with gastroparesis or other diseases related to gastrointestinal emptying disorders (such as pyloric obstruction, intestinal obstruction, etc.), uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal diseases assessed by the investigator as increasing the risk after medication (such as severe active ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, acute gastroenteritis, symptomatic chronic gastroenteritis), or undergoing major upper gastrointestinal surgery. 8) History of pancreatitis or pancreatic injury, or pancreatic surgery. 9) History of symptomatic gallbladder disease within 2 years prior to screening, defined as imaging examination suggesting the presence of gallstones and diagnosis-related symptoms related to gallstones; Subjects who have undergone gallstone surgery and/or cholecystectomy (surgery completed at least 3 months prior to screening) with no long-term complications may participate in this study. 10) History or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2. 11) History of acute complications of diabetes (diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic lactic acidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, etc.) within 6 months prior to screening. 12) Severe retinal and macular degeneration (including but not limited to proliferative retinopathy, macular edema, retinal detachment, etc.) in the past or at screening, which require further urgent treatment as judged by the investigator. 13) Severe chronic complications of diabetes (including but not limited to severe diabetic neuropathy, diabetic foot, etc.) at screening, and the investigator judges that this complication may affect the compliance and safety of the subjects. 14) Severe hypoglycemia or recurrent symptomatic hypoglycemia within 6 months prior to screening (>=2 times within half a year). 15) Abnormal thyroid function that cannot be controlled with a stable dose of medication, or clinically significant abnormalities in thyroid function test results at screening that require initiation of treatment; 16) History of depression or patient health status questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score >=15 points at screening; or a history of severe mental illness (including but not limited to suicidal tendencies or suicide attempts, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.).
  • Medication history within 3 months prior to randomization that meets any of the following conditions: 1) Receive dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, amylin analogues, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues, glucose-dependent insulinic polypeptide (GIP) analogues, glucagon (GCG) analogues. 2) Systemic use of steroid glucocorticoids or immunosuppressants (except for topical or intraarticular, intranasal, and inhaled glucocorticoids; Short-term [<= 7 days] use of glucocorticoids for the prevention or treatment of non-autoimmune allergic diseases). 3) Use of over-the-counter weight loss drugs (including but not limited to orlistat) or food inhibitors (including traditional Chinese medicine), or treatment with lipid-dissolving injections (e.g., lipolysis injections) within 3 months prior to screening.
  • Those who have any of the following test abnormalities during screening: 1) Severe anemia (hemoglobin < 7.0 g/dL); 2) Abnormal liver function (ALT or AST >= 3 ×upper limit of normal [ULN], or serum total bilirubin [TBIL] >= 1.5 × ULN); 3) Serum albumin < 30 g/L; 4) Serum potassium > 5.5 mmol/L; 5) Fasting triglycerides >= 5.6 mmol/L; 6) International normalized ratio (INR) >= 1.5 × ULN; 7) Serum calcitonin level > 50 ng/L; 8) Serum amylase or lipase > 2.0× ULN. 9) Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) test and hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV-DNA) higher than the lower limit of detection, positive hepatitis C virus antibody test (HCV-Ab) and hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV-RNA) above the upper limit of the reference value range, positive human immunodeficiency virus antibody (HIV-Ab) test at screening, syphilis antibody (TP- Ab) Those who test positive (RPR titer or TRUST test is required, except for cured syphilis). 10) Clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities at screening (meeting one of them): a) Second or third degree atrioventricular block; b) Long QT syndrome; or QTcF > 470ms for women and > 450ms for males;c) pre-excitation syndrome; d) Other severe arrhythmias requiring treatment; e) Heart rate < 50 beats/min or > 110 beats/min.
  • Body weight change of more than 5% within 6 weeks prior to screening.
  • Those who have had or plan to undergo bariatric surgery during the trial.
  • Those with a history of alcohol and drug abuse.
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  • Those who are allergic to the study drug or its excipients.
  • Those who have participated in other clinical trials within 30 days before screening (except for screening only but not medicated or non-interventional studies) or within 5 half-lives of using investigational drugs, whichever is longer.
  • Subject is receiving dialysis/kidney transplantation or plans to undergo dialysis/kidney transplantation during the study.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Other conditions that the investigator considers unsuitable for participation in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Peking University First Hospital

    Beijing

    Minghui Zhao, 13501243815, mhzhao@bjmu.edu.cn

    Min Chen, 13621314283, chenmin74@sina.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of UBT251 Injection in Obese/Overweight Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Population

This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of UBT251 injection in obese/overweight chronic kidney disease (CKD) population

Being tested
UBT251
Medical subject headings
Obesity, Overweight, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • UBT251Drug

    Subcutaneous injection once weekly

  • UBT251Drug

    Subcutaneous injection once weekly

  • UBT251Drug

    Subcutaneous injection once weekly

Study groups in NCT07134335
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
2.0 mg groupExperimentalPatients will be treated with UBT251 s.c. once weekly for 24 weeks. The starting dose of UBT251 will be 0.5 mg subcutaneous injection with increasing doses at 5, 9 and 13 weeks to 1.0, 2.0 and 2.0 mg once weekly.
Receives: Drug: UBT251
4.0 mg groupExperimentalPatients will be treated with UBT251 s.c. once weekly for 24 weeks. The starting dose of UBT251 will be 1.0 mg subcutaneous injection with increasing doses at 5, 9 and 13 weeks to 2.0, 4.0 and 4.0 mg once weekly.
Receives: Drug: UBT251
6.0 mg groupExperimentalPatients will be treated with UBT251 s.c. once weekly for 24 weeks. The starting dose of UBT251 will be 1.0 mg subcutaneous injection with increasing doses at 5, 9 and 13 weeks to 2.0, 4.0 and 6.0 mg once weekly.
Receives: Drug: UBT251

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. log-transformed urinary albumin:creatinine ratio(UACR)

    The change in log-transformed UACR from baseline after 24 weeks of treatment

    Measured: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. log-transformed urinary albumin:creatinine ratio (UACR)

    Change from baseline in log-transformed UACR after 12 weeks of treatment

    Measured: 12 weeks

  2. 24-hour urine protein quantification

    After 12 weeks and 24 weeks of treatment, the change of 24-hour urine protein quantification from baseline

    Measured: 12 weeks ,24 weeks

  3. estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

    Change from baseline in eGFR after 12 weeks and 24 weeks of treatment

    Measured: 12 weeks,24 weeks

  4. the proportion of subjects with a reduction of >=30%, >=40%, and >=50% compared with the baseline UACR geometric mean

    After 12 weeks and 24 weeks of treatment, the proportion of subjects with a reduction of >=30%, >=40%, and >=50% compared with the baseline UACR geometric mean

    Measured: 12 weeks,24 weeks

  5. serum creatinine

    Change from baseline in serum creatinine after 12 weeks and 24 weeks of treatment

    Measured: 12 weeks,24 weeks

  6. body weight

    Change in body weight from baseline after 12 weeks and 24 weeks of treatment

    Measured: 12 weeks,24 weeks

  7. EQ-5D-5L score

    Change from baseline in EQ-5D-5L score after 24 weeks of treatment

    Measured: 24 weeks

  8. EQ-VAS score

    Change from baseline in EQ-VAS score after 24 weeks of treatment

    Measured: 24 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Aug 2025
  2. Study start1 Sep 2025
  3. Primary completion11 Jul 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completion11 Jul 2030 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
180 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07134335
Sponsor's protocol ID
TUL-UBT251(II-4)202503
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
13 Aug 2025
Last updated
25 Nov 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing UBT251 in people with Obesity &Amp; Overweight and Chronic Kidney Disease, run by The United Bio-Technology (Hengqin) Co., Ltd. at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Wen Bian (18932310055, bianwen@tul.com.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

log-transformed urinary albumin:creatinine ratio(UACR) (time frame: 24 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Nov 2025.

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