New weekly shot could help teens with obesity and related health problems
NCT ID NCT06439277
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tests whether a weekly injection of tirzepatide, combined with healthy eating and exercise, helps adolescents with obesity and related conditions like high blood pressure or prediabetes lose weight and improve their health. About 300 teens who completed a prior study can join this 156-week extension. The goal is to see if the drug leads to meaningful weight loss and better control of weight-related health issues.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tirzepatide (a once-weekly injection)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a long-term treatment option for adolescents with obesity and related health issues like high blood pressure or prediabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study, so results are still preliminary. The drug may cause side effects like nausea or vomiting, and not all participants may see significant benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- 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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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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12 to 17 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: * Have body mass index (BMI) equal to or above the 95th percentile for age and sex (on age and gender-specific growth chart for diagnosis of obesity) with at least 2 of the following predefined weight-related comorbidities: hypertension, prediabetes and hypertriglyceridemia. * Have history of at least 1 self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose weight. * Are capable of giving signed informed consent by a legal representative or assent by a study participant (when applicable). Exclusion Criteria: * Have undergone or plan to undergo a weight reduction procedure during the study, such as, but not limited to * gastric bypass * sleeve gastrectomy * restrictive bariatric surgery, such as Lap-Band gastric banding, or * any other procedure intended to result in weight reduction. * Have a self-reported, or by parent or legal guardian where applicable, decrease in body weight greater than 5 kg (11 lbs) within 90 days before screening irrespective of medical records * Have type 1 diabetes or history of ketoacidosis, or hyperosmolar state * Have type 2 diabetes or have a HbA1c \> 6.4% at screening * Have a history of chronic or acute pancreatitis * Have a family or personal history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Addenbrooke's Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCambridge, CB2 0SL, United Kingdom
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Alder Hey Children's Hospital
COMPLETEDLiverpool, L14 5AB, United Kingdom
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research, LLC
COMPLETEDLayton, Utah, 84041, United States
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP) - Hopital Robert Debre - Centre Hospitalo Universitaire (C -T
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille - Hôpital de la Timone
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13385, France
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Bluewater Clinical Research Group Inc.
COMPLETEDSarnia, N7T 4X3, Canada
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CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital des Enfants
COMPLETEDToulouse, 31059, France
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Carmel Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHaifa, 3436212, Israel
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAngers, 49933, France
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Centro Medico Dra. Laura Maffei- Investigacion Clinica Aplicada
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1425AGC, Argentina
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Centro de Atención e Investigación Clínica
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAguascalientes, 20129, Mexico
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Centro de Investigacion Medica de Occidente, S.C.
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGuadalajara, 44260, Mexico
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Centro de Investigaciones Metabólicas (CINME)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1056ABI, Argentina
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Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Tucuman
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSAN M. de Tucuman, T4000AXL, Argentina
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Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkou Branch
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTaoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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China Medical University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTaichung, 404332, Taiwan
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Christus - Latam Hub Center of Excellence and Innovation S.C.
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMonterrey, 64060, Mexico
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Clínica García Flores SC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMonterrey, 64610, Mexico
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Consano Clinical Research, LLC
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShavano Park, Texas, 78231, United States
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Consultorio Médico de Endocrinología y Pediatría
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPuebla City, 72190, Mexico
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Cornerstone Dermatology
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCoorparoo, 4151, Australia
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DIM Clínica Privada
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGRamos Mejía, B1704ETD, Argentina
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Driscoll Children's Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCorpus Christi, Texas, 78411, United States
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Emek Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAfula, 1834111, Israel
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Epic Medical Research - DeSoto
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDeSoto, Texas, 75115, United States
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Fundación Respirar
COMPLETEDBuenos Aires, C1426ABP, Argentina
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H.R.U Málaga - Hospital General
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMálaga, 29011, Spain
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Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hopital Louis Pradel
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBron, 69677, France
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Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28009, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCórdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hôpital Armand Trousseau
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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Indiana University Health University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Investigaciones Medicas Imoba Srl
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1056ABH, Argentina
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Leeds General Infirmary
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLeeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
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Leicester Royal Infirmary
COMPLETEDLeicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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Medical Research Partners
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAmmon, Idaho, 83406, United States
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Meir Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKfar Saba, 4428164, Israel
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
COMPLETEDTaipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Nemours Children's Health - Delaware
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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Nightingale Research
COMPLETEDAdelaide, 5000, Australia
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Paediatric and Adolescent OutpatientsElizabeth Garrett Anderson WingUniversity College Hospital
COMPLETEDLondon, WC1E 6DB, United Kingdom
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Perth Children's Hospital
COMPLETEDPerth, 6009, Australia
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Premier Clinical Trial Network
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamilton, L8L5G4, Canada
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Rambam Health Care Campus
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Royal Hospital for Children
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGlagow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Royal Victoria Infirmary
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PL, United Kingdom
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SUNY Upstate Medical University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSyracuse, New York, 13210, United States
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Schneider Children's Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
COMPLETEDJerusalem, 9013102, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5262100, Israel
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Sheffield Children's Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Soroka Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBeersheba, 8410101, Israel
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Southampton General Hospital
COMPLETEDSouthampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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Sutter Valley Medical Foundation (SVMF) Pediatric Endocrinology
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95821, United States
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Texas Valley Clinical Research
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWeslaco, Texas, 78596, United States
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UBMD Pediatrics
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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Universitaetsklinikum Koeln
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCologne, 50937, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Ulm
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGUlm, 89075, Germany
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University Pediatric Hospital
COMPLETEDSan Juan, 00935, Puerto Rico
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University of Sydney - Charles Perkins Centre
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSydney, 2006, Australia
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Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04103, Germany
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Valley Institute of Research - Fort Worth
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76164, United States
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Winterberry Research Inc.
RECRUITINGHamilton, L8J 0B6, Canada
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