Do GLP-1 Weight-Loss drugs change how teens eat and feel?
NCT ID NCT07829016
First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026
Summary
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco are following 100 adolescents and young adults, ages 12 to 21, who are starting GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro. Over one year, participants answer online surveys about their eating behaviors and mental health. The study asks whether these drugs change the frequency of binge-eating episodes and other eating patterns. It is an observational study, meaning participants take the drugs as part of their regular medical care and researchers simply track what happens.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GLP-1 receptor agonist weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide
- What this could lead to
- If researchers learn how these drugs change eating patterns and mood, doctors could better tailor weight-management care for young people and catch eating problems early.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study of 100 people, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Survey answers may be incomplete, and the findings may not apply to everyone taking these drugs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be 12-21 years olds who plan to begin GLP-1RA treatment for weight management. Participants will be current patients receiving care from UCSF affiliated clinics.
- Ages
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12 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Able to understand and provide informed consent or, for minor participants, able to provide assent with parent/guardian informed consent * Age 12 and 21 years at the time of consent * Able to read and write in English; for minor participants, at least one parent/guardian must be able to read and write in English or Spanish * Willing and able to complete all required in-person and remote study visits and procedures * Current binge-eating symptomatology * Initiating first-time GLP-1RA therapy or related incretin-based therapy for weight management (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy) * Meets current FDA medication eligibility criteria for prescribed GLP-1RA treatment for weight management: BMI ≥95th percentile OR ≥85th percentile with ≥1 weight-related comorbidity for those \<18 years old and a BMI\>30 or BMI\>26 with ≥1 weight-related comorbidity for those 18 years old and older * Has reliable access to prescribed GLP1-RA medication through insurance coverage, self-payment, or discount pharmacy plans and is willing to take it as prescribed for the duration of study participation * On a stable regimen of permitted concomitant medications for at least 1 month prior to GLP-1RA initiation. Participants recently taking prohibited medications may be eligible after an adequate wash-out period as applicable (minimum of 5 half-lives). * Receiving care in a clinic affiliated with the research study Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) or insufficient washout from such medication prior to GLP-1RA initiation * Anticipated medication changes or planned surgical procedures during the study period that, in the investigator's judgment, could affect study participation of interpretation of outcomes * Known genetic metabolic or endocrine syndromes associated with obesity, including Prader Willi Syndrome and familial hypercholesterolemia * Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 * Type 1 or type 2 diabetes * History of pancreatitis * Documented uncontrolled thyroid disease * History of bariatric surgery * Current pregnancy or known plans to become pregnant within the next 6 months * Suicidality or any suicide attempts within the past 3 months * Current severe depressive symptoms at screening * Any medical, psychiatric, behavioral, or other condition, disorder, or circumstance not otherwise specified in the exclusion criteria that, in the investigator's judgment, may compromise participant safety, study participation, or adherence to the protocol
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Conditions
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Locations
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University of California San Francisco, Mission Bay Campus
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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