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Phase 2 study

Not yet recruiting Phase 2

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Sponsor Kirby Institute
Registry number NCT07509112
Started 1 September 2026 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 January 2027

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Kirketon Road Centre Darlinghurst NSW Status not stated
Rankin Court Treatment Centre, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Darlinghurst NSW Status not stated
Alcohol & Drug Service, Metro Health North Brisbane Brisbane QLD Status not stated
Drug and Alcohol Services, South Australia Morphett Vale SA Status not stated
Next Step Drug and Alcohol Services East Perth WA Status not stated

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 11 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 18 Years and over
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 40

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Has provided voluntary, written informed consent;

2. Aged 18 years or older;

3. Diagnosed with moderate to severe methamphetamine use disorder (DSM-5 criteria);

4. Self-reported methamphetamine use on at least 14 of past 28 days and a positive oral fluid drug screen for amphetamine/methamphetamine;

5. Willing and able to comply with study procedures and follow-up visits;

6. People of child-bearing potential must agree to use effective contraception during treatment and during the 60 days after treatment end.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Uncontrolled medical or psychiatric conditions that may interfere with participation;

2. Body mass index less than 22 kg/m2;

3. Confirmed diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (either known history of diabetes; concomitant treatment with insulin, metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, SGLT2 inhibitor, DPP4 inhibitor; or HbA1c \>6.5 at screening);

4. Currently taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist;

5. Known hypersensitivity or contraindications to GLP-1 receptor agonists as per product information;

6. Current enrolment in another interventional trial;

7. Lactating, pregnant or at risk of pregnancy not willing to avoid pregnancy

8. History of pancreatitis;

9. History of medullary thyroid cancer;

10. Current admission to a residential rehabilitation program or inpatient program or planned admission during the study period, which would interfere with participation in study visits or procedures;

11. Currently experiencing psychosis or current active suicidality

12. Any condition or circumstance that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the participant's ability to comply with the study procedures, complete protocol requirements, or provide reliable data.

Dates on the record

Started 1 September 2026
Estimated completion 1 January 2027
Registry last updated 26 June 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 26 June 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

Voxsanity reformats data from public registries into this layout. It does not edit, interpret or add to what the registry published.

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Letter for your doctor

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