GLP-1 clinical trials in Minnesota: 18 recruiting now
23 sites in 6 Minnesota cities. Registry checked October 2, 2026.
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Weight-loss studies (4)
Weight-loss study of orforglipron
Where: Minneapolis, Rochester and Saint Paul
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine from Lilly, orforglipron, can help people lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Children and teens 6 to 17 with obesity.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis
Mayo Clinic - PIN, Rochester
Children's Minnesota Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic & McNeeley Diabetes Center, Saint Paul
Weight-loss study of cagrilintide
Where: Minneapolis and Richfield
What: Tests whether a study medicine from Novo Nordisk, cagrilintide, can help people lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Children and teens 8 to 18 who are overweight.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Synexus Clinical Research US-MN, Richfield
Weight-loss study of cagrisema
Where: Minneapolis and Richfield
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
International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis
AES Minneapolis DRS, Richfield
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Weight-loss study of semaglutide
Where: Minneapolis
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine, semaglutide, can help people lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18 to 65 with obesity or overweight, BMI 30+.
Call the site: 612-333-2200Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Clinical Research Institute of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 612-333-2200
Type 2 diabetes studies (2)
Type 2 diabetes study of semaglutide
Where: Minneapolis
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, Minneapolis
Type 2 diabetes study of survodutide
Where: Minneapolis
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 and glucagon medicine from Boehringer Ingelheim, survodutide, can help people with type 2 diabetes lower blood sugar.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+ with type 2 diabetes, BMI 23+.
Call the site: 833-602-2368Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
International Diabetes Center, Minneapolis. 833-602-2368
Other GLP-1 studies in Minnesota (12)
Fatty liver disease with liver scarring study of survodutide
Where: Minneapolis
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
MNGI Digestive Health, PA, Minneapolis. 833-602-2368
Fatty liver disease (also called MASH or NASH) study of survodutide
Where: Minneapolis
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
MNGI Digestive Health, PA, Minneapolis. 833-602-2368
Fatty liver disease (MASLD) study of retatrutide
Where: Minneapolis
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
MNGI Digestive Health, Minneapolis
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Alcohol use disorder study of semaglutide
Where: Minneapolis
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine, semaglutide, can help people with alcohol use disorder drink less.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18 to 80 with alcohol use disorder, BMI 21+.
Call the site: 6124671580Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis. 6124671580
Prehypertension study of orforglipron
Where: Maplewood
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+.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Headlands Research-Twin Cities, Maplewood
ASCVD study of semaglutide
Where: Duluth and Minneapolis
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: 218-576-0480Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Essentia Health, Duluth. 218-576-0480
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 612-301-3105
Fatty liver disease with liver scarring study of tirzepatide
Where: Rochester
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 and GIP medicine, tirzepatide, can help people reduce liver fat.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18 to 75 with fatty liver disease (MASLD) with liver scarring (fibrosis), BMI 35+.
Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Prader-Willi syndrome study of tirzepatide
Where: Saint Paul
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 and GIP medicine, tirzepatide, can help people with Prader-Willi syndrome lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18 to 26 with Prader-Willi syndrome, BMI 30+.
Call the site: 651-220-5730Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Children's Minnesota, Saint Paul. 651-220-5730
Bipolar I disorder study of semaglutide
Where: Rochester
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine, semaglutide, can help people with bipolar I disorder lose weight.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18 to 65 with bipolar I disorder, BMI 27+.
Call the site: 507-255-9352Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Mayo Clinic, Rochester. 507-255-9352
Prediabetes study
Where: Rochester
What: Tests whether a study medicine can help people with prediabetes lower blood sugar.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 25 to 70 with prediabetes.
Call the site: 507-255-8547Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester. 507-255-8547
Type 1 diabetes study of liraglutide
Where: Rochester
What: Tests whether a GLP-1 medicine, liraglutide, can help people with type 1 diabetes lower blood sugar.
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 25 to 70 with type 1 diabetes.
Call the site: 507-255-8547Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester. 507-255-8547
Upper endoscopy study
Where: Rochester
Free to join
Who can join: Adults 18+.
Call the site: 507-422-4898Study record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester. 507-422-4898
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)
