Wearables and glucose monitors could unlock a new way to measure Kids' metabolic health
NCT ID NCT07316816
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study at Stanford University will enroll 120 children and teens with severe obesity to develop a simple index that measures how well their bodies use insulin and their overall heart and metabolic health. Participants will wear fitness trackers and continuous glucose monitors, and provide blood samples. The goal is to better understand how activity and glucose levels relate to metabolic problems, which could eventually help guide treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Remote Monitoring Program (continuous glucose monitors and wearable fitness trackers)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could create a simple tool to measure metabolic health in children with obesity, helping doctors personalize treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to a widely usable index, and results may not apply to all children with obesity.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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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10 to 18 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: * Class 2 and 3 obesity * Patient in the Adolescent Bariatric Program at Stanford Children's that is eligible for either laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or GLP1 Receptor Agonist Therapy * Willingness to wear a CGM and physiological monitor for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Hypothalamic and syndromic obesity * BMI \> 55 * Plan to undergo bariatric surgical procedure other than sleeve gastrectomy * Prior bariatric surgical procedure * Active GLP treatment (within past 3 months) * Unable to read, understand, or complete the informed consent in English or Spanish
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital - Stanford
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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