Semaglutide for Low Back Pain

Brief summary

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States, and obesity is a major risk factor for its development. GLP-1 receptor agonists such as Semaglutide have emerged as effective weight loss agents that may also reduce chronic pain through weight reduction and other mechanisms. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will enroll 250 adults with chronic low back pain and obesity, randomized 1:1 to weekly Semaglutide 2.4 mg or placebo for 52 weeks. The primary outcome is change in low back pain severity, with secondary outcomes including pain-related disability and quality of life.

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Trial details

status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

phase

PHASE2

study type

INTERVENTIONAL

enrollment

250

sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

conditions

Lower Back Pain; Obesity (BMI>30); Chronic Lower Back Pain; glp1 Agonist

interventions

DRUG: Semaglutide (administered by PDS290 pen-injector); DRUG: Placebo (administered by PDS290 pen-injector)

start date

2027-02-01

start date type

ESTIMATED

primary completion date

2031-01-01

has results

false

data source

ClinicalTrials.gov

data processed

2026-10-29T09:00:05

modifications

selected fields only; whitespace normalized; brief summary truncated to 2,000 characters