Weight-loss drug for kids? new trial tests liraglutide in children as young as 6

NCT ID NCT04775082

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 12, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study tests whether a daily injection of liraglutide (3.0 mg) can help children aged 6 to 12 with obesity lose weight. About 78 children will receive either the drug or a placebo for 56 weeks, along with counseling on diet and exercise. The main goal is to see how much their body mass index (BMI) changes and to check for side effects.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Barry J. Reiner, MD LLC

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21229, United States

  • CUF-Porto

    Porto, 4100-180, Portugal

  • Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte

    Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Denver, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Consultorio de Endocrinología y Pediatría

    Puebla City, 72190, Mexico

  • Endolife Specialty Hospitals

    Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522001, India

  • FSBI 'I.I. Dedov National Medical Research Center of Endocrinology' of the MH of Russia

    Moscow, 117292, Russia

  • Hospital CUF Porto S.A.

    Porto, 4100-180, Portugal

  • Hospital Da Luz S.A.

    Lisbon, 1500-650, Portugal

  • Hospital Putrajaya

    Putrajaya, 62250, Malaysia

  • Hospital da Luz

    Lisbon, 1500-650, Portugal

  • Kantonsspital Olten

    Olten, 4600, Switzerland

  • Kinderspital Endokrinologie, Zürich

    Zurich, 8032, Switzerland

  • Mamc & Lnjp

    New Delhi, 110002, India

  • NSMU paediatric clinic

    Novosibirsk, 630048, Russia

  • Pennington Biom Res Ctr

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States

  • PriMed Clinical Research

    Dayton, Ohio, 45419, United States

  • Rambam MC - Department of Pediatrics A

    Haifa, 31096, Israel

  • Samara Regional Children Clinical Hospital n.a. N.N. Ivanova

    Samara, 443079, Russia

  • Schneider MC - Endrocrinology and Diabetes

    Petah Tikva, 49202, Israel

  • Siberian State Medical University

    Tomsk, 634050, Russia

  • Solaris Clinical Research

    Meridian, Idaho, 83646, United States

  • TMC Hlthcr Clin Res Office

    Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States

  • UBMD Peds-Div of Endo/Diabetes

    Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States

  • UPMC Child Hosp-Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

  • UZ Brussel

    Brussels, 1090, Belgium

  • UZ Leuven - Kindergeneeskunde

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • Unidade Local De Saude De Santa Maria E.P.E.

    Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal

  • Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, E.P.E

    Porto, 4099-001, Portugal

  • University Malaya Medical Centre

    Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia

  • University of Minnesota_CPOM

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States

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