A new blueprint for obesity care: does structure beat standard treatment?
NCT ID NCT07779343
First seen Aug 21, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured, multidisciplinary obesity care program—which may include the weight-loss drug semaglutide—helps adults with obesity lose more weight than usual care. Adults aged 18-65 with a BMI of 30 or higher will be followed for 18 months to see if they achieve at least 5% weight loss. The goal is to understand how such a program works in real-world conditions, not just in a controlled clinic.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A structured multidisciplinary obesity care pathway, with or without semaglutide (Wegovy) weekly injections
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a structured, multidisciplinary approach—possibly combined with semaglutide—helps people with obesity achieve meaningful, lasting weight loss in real-world settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a real-world study, not a tightly controlled trial, so results may vary. Weight loss may be modest, and semaglutide can cause side effects like nausea or digestive issues.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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: * Adults aged 18-65 years * BMI ≥30 kg/m² * Written informed consent obtained prior to enrolment Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate or inability to adhere to follow-up procedures * Pregnancy at enrolment * Severe or unstable comorbidities compromising safety or participation, including: * Recent acute cardiovascular event (\<60 days) * Active malignancy * Severe unstable organic disease * Previous bariatric surgery * Obesity pharmacotherapy within the previous 90 days * Known contraindication to planned therapeutic options * Severe unstable psychiatric disorders * Genetic obesity or obesity secondary to uncontrolled endocrine disease Exclusion Criteria During Follow-up * Pregnancy occurring during follow-up * Initiation of chronic treatment associated with weight gain
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Medicine, , Mother and Child Hospital of the Army (MCHA), Algiers University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria.
RECRUITINGAlgiers, 16000, Algeria
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