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A Study to Learn About the Monthly Dosing Study Medicine Called Berobenatide in Adults With Breathing Problems During Sleep and Overweight or Obesity Who Use a Breathing Machine (PAP) (VESPER-OSA 1)

A PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ONCE-MONTHLY BEROBENATIDE IN ADULTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY RECEIVING POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE THERAPY (VESPER-OSA 1)

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07823608
Enrollment
258
Registered
2026-09-16
Start date
2026-09-19
Completion date
2028-06-19
Last updated
2026-09-16

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Conditions

Apnea, Overweight and/or Obesity, Sleep Disorders

Keywords

Sleep Apnea, Obesity, Overweight, Sleep Disorders

Brief summary

This study is being done to learn about the safety and effects of a study medicine called berobenatide (bear-oh-BEN-uh-tide). The study will see if berobenatide can help adults with breathing problems during sleep (obstructive sleep apnea \[OSA\]) and overweight or obesity who use a breathing machine (positive airway pressure \[PAP\] machine). People may be able to take part if they are adults with moderate to severe OSA, have overweight or obesity, and have been using PAP therapy before joining the study. Participants will be assigned by chance to receive either berobenatide or a placebo (a treatment that looks like the study medicine but contains no active medicine). The study treatment will be given as an injection under the skin approximately once a month. Participants will receive study treatment at study sites and may administer some doses at home after receiving training. During the study, participants will attend study visits, undergo sleep studies, complete questionnaires, and have health assessments performed. Researchers will compare the effects of berobenatide and placebo on sleep apnea, body weight, and other health measures.

Interventions

By Subcutaneous Injection

OTHERPlacebo

By Subcutaneous Injection

Sponsors

Pfizer
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adults aged 18 years or older * Body mass index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m² at screening * Previously diagnosed with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) * Ongoing positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea that is expected to continue during the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Self-reported body weight change of more than 5% within 90 days prior to screening * Diagnosis of any type of diabetes (resolved gestational diabetes is permitted) * History of acute or chronic pancreatitis * Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) Sleep-disordered breathing conditions other than obstructive sleep apnea that could interfere with study assessments or interpretation of results (eg, central sleep apnea, mixed sleep apnea, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, or significant craniofacial abnormalities).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change From Baseline in Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI)baseline, Week 52

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percent Change From Baseline in Body WeightBaseline, Week 52
Change From Baseline in High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP)Baseline , week 52
Percent change from baseline in AHIBaseline, week 52
Percentage of participants with ≥ 50% AHI reductionbaseline ,week 52
Change From Baseline in Sleep Apnea Specific Hypoxic Burden (SASHB)Baseline, week 52
Percentage of participants who achieve either AHI <5 events/hour or AHI 5-14 events/hour with Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score ≤10baseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)Baseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep-Related Impairment 8a T-scorebaseline, week 52Change from baseline in the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep-Related Impairment Short Form 8a T-score. Higher scores indicate greater sleep-related impairment..
Change From Baseline in PROMIS Sleep Disturbance 8b T-scoreBaseline, week 52Change from baseline in the PROMIS Sleep Disturbance Short Form 8b T-score. Higher scores indicate greater sleep disturbance.
Change from baseline in Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite Clinical Trials (IWQOL-Lite-CT) Physical Function Composite ScoreBaseline, week 52
Percentage of participants with apnea-hypopnea events less then 15Baseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Epworth Sleepiness Scale Total ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change from baseline in IWQoL-Lite-CT physical function composite scoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in IWQOL-Lite-CT Physical Composite ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change from baseline in IWQoL-Lite-CT Psychosocial Composite ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in IWQoL-Lite-CT Total ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Body WeightBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index (BMI)Baseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Waist CircumferenceBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Neck CircumferenceBaseline, wee 52
Change From Baseline in Short Form 36-Item ((SF-36)Baseline, week 52
Percentage of Participants With Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) Sleepiness CategoryWeek 52
Percentage of Participants With Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) Fatigue CategoryWeek 52
Percentage of Participants With Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) Snoring CategoryBaseline, wee 52
Percentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) SleepinessWeek 52
Percentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) FatigueWeek 52
Percentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) Sleep QualityWeek 52
Percentage of Participants Reporting Improvement in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) SnoringWeek 52
Change From Baseline in EuroQol 5-Dimension, 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) Index ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in EuroQol-visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment - General Health (WPAI:GH) Absenteeism ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in WPAI:GH Presenteeism ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in WPAI:GH Work Productivity Loss ScoreBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in WPAI:GH Activity Impairment ScoreBaseline, week 52
Number of participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)Week 52
Number of participants with Serious Adverse Event (SAE)Week 52
Number of participants with Adverse event (AE) leading to permanent discontinuation from study intervention or studyWeek 52
Number of participants with Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI)Week 52
Number of participants with clinical laboratory abnormalitiesWeek 52
Change From Baseline in Diastolic Blood PressureBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Total CholesterolBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)Baseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)Baseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Non-HDL CholesterolBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL) CholesterolBaseline, week 52
Change From Baseline in TriglyceridesBaseline, week 52

Contacts

CONTACTPfizer CT.gov Call Center
ClinicalTrials.gov_Inquiries@pfizer.com1-800-718-1021
STUDY_DIRECTORPfizer CT.gov Call Center

Pfizer

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 17, 2026