Clinical trial tracker

Peptides in the Pipeline

Every compound in the The Modern Health Report research library, ordered by how far it has actually progressed in human research — FDA approved, then Phase 3, 2, 1 and preclinical. Trial records come straight from ClinicalTrials.gov and are refreshed daily. Investigational compounds are not approved medicines, and nothing here is dosing guidance.

Registered trials tracked
223
Currently recruiting
108
With posted results
44

Registry data last refreshed 21 Sept 2026.

What changed?

New registrations, recruitment-status changes, posted results and our latest reporting — newest first.

FDA approved

Approved by the FDA for at least one specific indication.

Semaglutide

Approved

Wegovy; Ozempic; Rybelsus

Phase
Approved
Sponsor
Nemours Children's Clinic
Target
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescent Females, Obesity (Disorder)
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
20
Estimated completion
1 Dec 2026
Latest result
STEP 1: mean weight change was −14.9% at 68 weeks versus −2.4% with placebo in adults without diabetes.

10 recently updated registry records

Tirzepatide

Approved

Zepbound; Mounjaro

Phase
Phase 4
Sponsor
Technical University of Munich
Target
Obesity (BMI>30)
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
150
Estimated completion
31 May 2027
Latest result
SURMOUNT-1: mean weight change reached −20.9% at 72 weeks in the highest studied group versus −3.1% with placebo in adults without diabetes.

10 recently updated registry records

Tesamorelin

Approved

Egrifta

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Target
HIV-1-infection, Frailty, Impaired Physical Function
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
100
Estimated completion
16 Jun 2028
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

Sermorelin

Approved
Phase
Phase 4
Sponsor
University of Southern California
Target
Infertility, Female
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
120
Estimated completion
1 Jun 2028
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

PT-141

Approved

Bremelanotide, Vyleesi

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Palatin Technologies, Inc
Target
Obesity
Trial status
Active Not Recruiting
Participants
108
Estimated completion
5 Feb 2025
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Approved

VIP; synthetic form: aviptadil

Phase
NA
Sponsor
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Target
Gastroparesis Postoperative, Delayed Gastric Emptying Following Procedure
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
176
Estimated completion
1 Feb 2028
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

L-Carnitine

Approved

Levocarnitine; Carnitor

Phase
NA
Sponsor
The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic Narodni Front
Target
Infertility (IVF Patients)
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
70
Estimated completion
1 Sept 2026
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

Melanotan I

Approved

Afamelanotide; MT-1; the active peptide in Scenesse

Phase
Phase 3
Sponsor
Clinuvel, Inc.
Target
Vitiligo
Trial status
Active Not Recruiting
Participants
200
Estimated completion
1 Dec 2025
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

Phase 3

Large randomised trials testing efficacy and safety before any approval decision.

Retatrutide

Phase 3

LY3437943; sometimes mislabelled 'GLP-3'

Phase
Phase 3
Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Target
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
4,500
Estimated completion
1 Aug 2030
Latest result
Phase 2 (NEJM 2023): 24.2% mean weight loss at 48 weeks on 12 mg versus 2.1% on placebo

10 recently updated registry records

Cagrilintide

Phase 3

AM833; the amylin component of CagriSema

Phase
Phase 1
Sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Target
Obesity
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
144
Estimated completion
3 May 2028
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

Thymosin alpha-1

Phase 3

Zadaxin

Phase
Phase 1
Sponsor
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Target
Vaccine Response, COVID-19 Vaccine, Immune Response to Covid 19 Vaccination
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
75
Estimated completion
1 Dec 2026
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

Cerebrolysin

Phase 3
Phase
Phase 4
Sponsor
Konkuk University Medical Center
Target
Disorder of Consciousness, Hemorrhagic Stroke
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
12
Estimated completion
30 Sept 2026
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

Phase 2

Mid-size trials testing whether the compound does anything useful, and at what exposure.

DSIP

Phase 2

Delta sleep-inducing peptide

Phase
Phase 4
Sponsor
University of Missouri-Columbia
Target
Morbid Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
150
Estimated completion
1 Jul 2028
Latest result
A six-person double-blind crossover study reported acute and delayed changes in sleep measures.

10 recently updated registry records

Glutathione

Phase 2

GSH; gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl-glycine

Phase
Phase 2, Phase 3
Sponsor
Bernardino Clavo, MD, PhD
Target
Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN), Paresthesia, Numbness
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
42
Estimated completion
31 Dec 2029
Latest result
This compound has completed human trials in at least one approved indication — see the regulatory section for what was actually approved.

10 recently updated registry records

IGF-1 LR3

Phase 2

Long R3 insulin-like growth factor 1

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Esteve Pharmaceuticals, S.A.
Target
IGF1 Deficiency
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
500
Estimated completion
31 Dec 2027
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

ARA-290

Phase 2

Cibinetide; pyroglutamate helix B surface peptide (pHBSP)

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Araim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Target
Neuropathy of Sarcoidosis
Trial status
Completed
Participants
64
Estimated completion
1 Jan 2015
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

4 recently updated registry records

Ipamorelin

Phase 2
Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Axial Therapeutic Research
Target
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cognitive Dysfunction, Brain Injury
Trial status
Active Not Recruiting
Participants
52
Estimated completion
1 Feb 2026
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

3 recently updated registry records

5-Amino-1MQ

Phase 2

5-amino-1-methylquinolinium; 5A1MQ

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Not listed in the registry
Target
Metabolism, Body weight, Mitochondrial function
Trial status
No registered human trial
Participants
Not stated
Estimated completion
Not stated
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

No registry records matched this compound

AOD-9604

Phase 2
Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Not listed in the registry
Target
Metabolism, Body weight, Mitochondrial function
Trial status
No registered human trial
Participants
Not stated
Estimated completion
Not stated
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

No registry records matched this compound

Phase 1

Small first-in-human safety and tolerability studies.

Kisspeptin

Phase 1

KISS1 peptides; kisspeptin-54 and kisspeptin-10

Phase
Phase 1
Sponsor
Nemours Children's Clinic
Target
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescent Females, Obesity (Disorder)
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
20
Estimated completion
1 Dec 2026
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

Preclinical and discovery

Cell and animal research only — no registered human efficacy programme.

TB-500

Preclinical

Thymosin beta-4 fragment

Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Sponsor
Hudson Biotech
Target
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases, Endothelial Dysfunction
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
80
Estimated completion
14 Feb 2027
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

SS-31

Preclinical

Elamipretide

Phase
Phase 4
Sponsor
Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.
Target
Barth Syndrome
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
48
Estimated completion
30 Sept 2029
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

Selank

Preclinical
Phase
NA
Sponsor
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
Target
Fear of Failure
Trial status
Completed
Participants
81
Estimated completion
30 Nov 2022
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

Follistatin-344

Preclinical
Phase
NA
Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Target
Sarcopenia in Elderly, Osteoarthritis (OA), Hip Fracture Surgeries
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
20
Estimated completion
17 Feb 2028
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

10 recently updated registry records

MOTS-c

Preclinical
Phase
NA
Sponsor
University of Gaziantep
Target
Kidney Disease, End-Stage, Kidney Transplant, Kidney
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
68
Estimated completion
1 Oct 2026
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

9 recently updated registry records

BPC-157

Preclinical

Body Protection Compound 157, pentadecapeptide BPC 157

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Hudson Biotech
Target
Hamstring Muscle Strain, Skeletal Muscle Injury
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
120
Estimated completion
14 Feb 2027
Latest result
Very little. There are no published randomised controlled trials establishing any healing outcome in humans.

4 recently updated registry records

GHK-Cu

Preclinical

Copper tripeptide-1

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
Hudson Biotech
Target
Acute Standardized Cutaneous Wounds (Punch-biopsy Wounds)
Trial status
Recruiting
Participants
60
Estimated completion
14 Feb 2027
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

2 recently updated registry records

CJC-1295

Preclinical

Modified GRF (1-29); with DAC

Phase
Phase 2
Sponsor
ConjuChem
Target
Obesity, HIV Infections
Trial status
Terminated
Participants
120
Estimated completion
1 Sept 2006
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

1 recently updated registry record

Semax

Preclinical
Phase
Preclinical
Sponsor
Not listed in the registry
Target
Cognition, Mood, Neuroprotection
Trial status
No registered human trial
Participants
Not stated
Estimated completion
Not stated
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

No registry records matched this compound

Epitalon

Preclinical

Epithalon

Phase
Preclinical
Sponsor
Not listed in the registry
Target
Immune signalling, Inflammation, Longevity research
Trial status
No registered human trial
Participants
Not stated
Estimated completion
Not stated
Latest result
No adequately powered randomised human trials establish the outcomes this compound is marketed for.

No registry records matched this compound

Sourcing recommendation

Where to start looking for peptides

For readers who need a vetted research-peptide supplier, we use Certiva Biologics. Their products are sold for research use only and are not for human consumption.

Certiva Biologics — 5 stars

Certiva Biologics lists 99%+ purity and ships a Certificate of Analysis with every lot. Each batch is third-party tested, and the latest COA is available to review before ordering. They carry research peptides including tirzepatide, semaglutide and investigational retatrutide.

Visit www.certivabiologics.com

To view the peptide catalog, open the site menu and go to Member home.

This is our supplier of choice, not a medical recommendation. Research peptides are not approved for human consumption in many jurisdictions. Verify the latest COA, local regulations, and discuss any use with a qualified clinician.

How this tracker works

  • Trial records are pulled from the ClinicalTrials.gov v2 registry, cached here and refreshed daily. Each card links to the original registry record.
  • Bands reflect the furthest stage a compound has reached in registered human research, not how popular it is online.
  • "Latest result" quotes published human findings only. Where there are none, the card says so rather than substituting animal or anecdotal reports.
  • A compound appearing here is not an endorsement, and an approved medicine is only approved for its specific licensed indications.
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