West Clinical Research
4218-C Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557
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Weight Loss for Heart Attack or Stroke Survivors
Have you had a heart attack, stroke, or leg artery disease and struggle with your weight? You may qualify for a research study testing a monthly injection that may help protect your heart.
At a glance
- Condition
- Heart Disease (ASCVD) with Overweight
- Enrollment status
- Recruiting
- Age range
- See protocol
- Study duration
- Up to about 3.5 years
- Visits
- Clinic visits every 4 weeks for the first 6 months, then every 12 weeks with phone visits every 4 weeks in between
- Participant compensation
- $3000+
Referral criteria summary
- You are an adult with a body mass index (BMI) of 27 or higher
- You have a history of heart attack, ischemic stroke, or symptomatic leg artery disease (peripheral arterial disease)
- You are willing to attend regular clinic visits and phone check-ins
- You are not currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study
- You have not used a GLP-1, GIP, or amylin-based medicine (such as semaglutide or tirzepatide) in the past 90 days
- You are not currently enrolled in another investigational drug study
This is the study's public summary, not its full inclusion and exclusion criteria. A patient who does not obviously fit may still qualify — and the reverse is also true. Call the clinician line to talk through a specific patient before ruling them in or out.
About this study
This study is looking at whether a medicine can help lower the risk of serious heart events, like heart attack, stroke, or heart failure, in people who already have heart or artery disease and are living with overweight or obesity.
How to refer a patient
- Fax the referral form — call (252) 515-0050 to confirm the current referral fax number. The form is at westclinicalresearch.com/providers/referral-form
- Call (252) 515-0050 — ask for the clinical research team. Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
- Patients calling for themselves should use (252) 659-5222, which reaches the recruitment team.
A coordinator calls your office to confirm a referral before the patient is contacted.