Weight-Loss drug tirzepatide put to the test in teens

NCT ID NCT06075667

First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether tirzepatide, a once-weekly injection, helps teenagers with obesity or overweight (with related health issues) lose weight. About 160 teens will receive either tirzepatide or a placebo for 72 weeks, alongside lifestyle advice. The main goal is to see if body mass index (BMI) changes, with additional checks on weight, waist size, and quality of life.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

tirzepatide

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new weight-loss option for teens with obesity or weight-related health problems.

What could go wrong

This is a Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all teens. Side effects are possible, and long-term safety is still being studied.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Obesity obesity disorder Overweight

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Alberta Diabetes Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1, Canada

  • Aventiv Research Inc

    Columbus, Ohio, 43213, United States

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Di Messina G. Martino

    Messina, 98125, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona - Ospedale Borgo Trento

    Verona, Veneto, 37126, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità

    Novara, 28100, Italy

  • Barry J. Reiner, MD, LLC

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21229, United States

  • CIUSSS- saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

    Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6, Canada

  • CenExel iResearch, LLC

    Decatur, Georgia, 30030, United States

  • Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Pediatrii im. M. Konop -T

    Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 91-738, Poland

  • Cotton O'Neil Diabetes & Endocrinology

    Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States

  • Emek Medical Center

    Afula, Northern District, 1834111, Israel

  • Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady

    Prague, 100 34, Czechia

  • Fakultni nemocnice v Motole

    Prague, Praha 5, 150 06, Czechia

  • IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola

    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy

  • Instytut Diabetologii

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-117, Poland

  • M Health Fairview - Delaware Clinical Research Unit (DCRU)

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States

  • Nemocnice AGEL Ostrava - Vitkovice a.s.

    Ostrava, Ostrava Město, 703 84, Czechia

  • Nemocnice Jihlava

    Jihlava, 58633, Czechia

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States

  • PriMED Clinical Research

    Dayton, Ohio, 45429, United States

  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    Haifa, Northern District, 3109601, Israel

  • ReFit Clinic

    Olomouc, Olomouc Region, 779 00, Czechia

  • Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1 SUM

    Zabrze, Silesian Voivodeship, 41-800, Poland

  • Schneider Children's Medical Center

    Petah Tikva, Central District, 4920235, Israel

  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center

    Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 9013102, Israel

  • Sheba Medical Center

    Ramat Gan, Central District, 5262100, Israel

  • Solaris Clinical Research

    Meridian, Idaho, 83646, United States

  • Soroka Medical Center

    Beersheba, Southern District, 8410101, Israel

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

  • The Wharton Medical Clinic Clinical Trials Inc

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 5G8, Canada

  • Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks

    Nashville, Tennessee, 372212, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center

    Beer Yaacov, Central District, 70300, Israel