GLP-1 clinical trials in Iowa: 10 recruiting now
11 sites in 4 Iowa cities. Registry checked October 2, 2026.
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Weight-loss studies (2)
Weight-loss study of cagrisema
Where: West Des Moines
What: Tests whether a study medicine from Novo Nordisk, cagrisema, can help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ with obesity, BMI 35+.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Iowa Diabetes Research, West Des Moines
Weight-loss study of LY3305677
Where: West Des Moines
What: Tests whether an investigational medicine from Lilly, LY3305677, can help people lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18 to 75 with obesity, BMI 27+.
Call the site: 515-329-6800Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, West Des Moines. 515-329-6800
Type 2 diabetes studies (3)
Type 2 diabetes study of cagrisema
Where: Iowa City
What: Tests whether a study medicine from Novo Nordisk, cagrisema, can help people with type 2 diabetes lower blood sugar.
Free to join
Who can join: Children and teens 10 to 18 with type 2 diabetes.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Type 2 diabetes study of semaglutide
Where: Ames
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine, semaglutide, can help people with type 2 diabetes lower blood sugar.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ with type 2 diabetes, BMI 23+.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Research Site, Ames
Type 2 diabetes study of cagrisema
Where: West Des Moines
What: Tests whether a study medicine from Novo Nordisk, cagrisema, can help people with type 2 diabetes lower blood sugar.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ with type 2 diabetes, BMI 25+.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Iowa Diabetes & Endo Res Ctr, West Des Moines
Other GLP-1 studies in Iowa (5)
Fatty liver disease with liver scarring study of survodutide
Where: Clive and West Des Moines
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 and glucagon medicine from Boehringer Ingelheim, survodutide, can help people reduce liver fat.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ with fatty liver disease (also called MASH or NASH) with liver scarring (fibrosis).
Call the site: 833-602-2368Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Iowa Digestive Disease Center, Clive. 833-602-2368
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, West Des Moines. 833-602-2368
Fatty liver disease (also called MASH or NASH) study of survodutide
Where: West Des Moines
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 and glucagon medicine from Boehringer Ingelheim, survodutide, can help people reduce liver fat.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ with fatty liver disease (also called MASH or NASH), BMI 25+.
Call the site: 833-602-2368Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, West Des Moines. 833-602-2368
Fatty liver disease (MASLD) study of retatrutide
Where: West Des Moines
What: Tests whether a GLP-1, GIP and glucagon medicine from Lilly, retatrutide, can help people reduce liver fat.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ with fatty liver disease (MASLD), BMI 25+.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, West Des Moines
Show 2 more studies
Prehypertension study of orforglipron
Where: West Des Moines
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine from Lilly, orforglipron, can help people with prediabetes lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ who are overweight, BMI 25+.
Call the site: 5153296800Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Iowa Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center, West Des Moines. 5153296800
ASCVD study of semaglutide
Where: Iowa City
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine, semaglutide, can help people lower blood sugar.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 40 to 80 with type 2 diabetes.
Call the site: (319) 331-8773Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
University of Iowa, Iowa City. (319) 331-8773
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, the federal registry, read October 2, 2026. Open a study's registry record before you call: it can close to new participants at any time. GLP Chart does not enroll anyone, is not paid for clinical-trial referrals and has no relationship with any sponsor or site on this page.
Clinical trials by state
Every state with a GLP-1 study recruiting today. 48 of them.
- Alabama (17)
- Arizona (22)
- Arkansas (6)
- California (51)
- Colorado (17)
- Connecticut (13)
- Delaware (1)
- District of Columbia (1)
- Florida (42)
- Georgia (23)
- Hawaii (5)
- Idaho (12)
- Illinois (30)
- Indiana (19)
- Iowa (10)
- Kansas (15)
- Kentucky (15)
- Louisiana (15)
- Maine (1)
- Maryland (22)
- Massachusetts (19)
- Michigan (20)
- Minnesota (18)
- Mississippi (6)
- Missouri (21)
- Montana (3)
- Nebraska (5)
- Nevada (13)
- New Hampshire (3)
- New Jersey (12)
- New Mexico (5)
- New York (30)
- North Carolina (30)
- North Dakota (5)
- Ohio (28)
- Oklahoma (12)
- Oregon (5)
- Pennsylvania (33)
- Rhode Island (6)
- South Carolina (24)
- South Dakota (2)
- Tennessee (26)
- Texas (56)
- Utah (14)
- Virginia (28)
- Washington (23)
- West Virginia (5)
- Wisconsin (7)
