SURMOUNT-CN
Tirzepatide for Weight Reduction in Chinese Adults With Obesity: The SURMOUNT-CN Randomized Clinical Trial
Zhao L et al. · JAMA
Study record
- Population
210 Chinese adults without diabetes; BMI ≥28 or ≥24 with a weight-related comorbidity.
Read source · Full-text reportParticipants; Figure1- Formulation
Sponsor-provided investigational autoinjectors, with matching placebo.
Read source · Study protocolProtocol p40, sections7.1.1–7.1.2- Route
Subcutaneous.
Read source · Full-text reportInterventions- Dose & frequency
Weekly 2.5 mg initially, increased 2.5 mg every four weeks to assigned 10 or 15 mg; lifestyle counseling accompanied treatment.
Read source · Full-text reportInterventions- Study design
Randomized, double-blind placebo trial; 70/71/69 participants in 10 mg/15 mg/placebo arms.
Read source · Full-text reportRandomization; Table1- Duration
52 treatment weeks plus four weeks of safety follow-up without study treatment.
Read source · Full-text reportInterventions- Reported findings
Weight changes −13.6%/−17.5%/−2.3% including discontinuation; efficacy estimates −14.4%/−19.9%/−2.4% exclude post-discontinuation data.
Read source · Full-text reportCo–Primary End Points; Supplement2 eAppendix2- Adverse events
Serious events: 3/70, 8/71, 6/69. Adverse-event treatment discontinuations: 2/70, 5/71, 1/69; GI-only: 2/70, 3/71, 0/69. No deaths.
Read source · Full-text reportTable3 — 10 mg/15 mg/placebo; treatment plus follow-up- Monitoring
Adverse events, vital signs and laboratory testing; independent adjudication of deaths, cardiovascular events and pancreatitis.
Read source · Full-text reportOutcomes; Statistical Analyses
What it supports
Weight reduction versus placebo in Chinese adults with overweight or obesity, without diabetes.
What it does not establish
Short follow-up; few participants below BMI28. Regional eligibility limits generalization. Estimates are not interchangeable.
Funding
Eli Lilly and Company; sponsor participated in design, analysis and reporting.
Literature search cutoff: 2026-09-08 · Not independently clinically reviewed
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