Can a common Weight-Loss pill help teens? new trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07282340

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Russell McCulloh, MD Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether a daily pill called phentermine helps teenagers aged 12 to 18 with obesity lose weight. About 240 teens will take either the drug or a placebo for 52 weeks. The main goal is to see how much their body mass index (BMI) changes, while also checking for side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

obesity disorder Pediatric Obesity Weight Loss

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Children's Mercy Hospital
RECRUITING

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
RECRUITING

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
RECRUITING

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
Prisma Health-Midlands Children's Hospital
RECRUITING

Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Children's Hospital
RECRUITING

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
RECRUITING

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

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