Weekly shot may help teens fight obesity long-term
NCT ID NCT06571383
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a weekly injection of semaglutide can help 500 adolescents with obesity lose weight and maintain that loss for at least 3 years. All participants receive the medicine, which is injected into the stomach, thigh, or upper arm. The goal is to see if the drug keeps BMI below the obesity threshold over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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 15 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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Inclusion criteria: * Informed consent obtained before any study-related activities. Study-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the study, including activities to determine suitability for the study: 1. The parent(s) or legally acceptable representative (LAR) of the participant must sign and date the Informed Consent Form, according to local requirements 2. The participant must sign and date the Child Assent Form or provide oral assent, according to local requirements * Age 12 to less than 15 years at the time of signing the informed consent * BMI greater than or equal to 95th percentile at screening * Body weight greater than 60 kg at screening Exclusion criteria: * Prepubertal status (Tanner stage 1) * Treatment with any medication prescribed for the indication of obesity or weight management within 90 days before screening * Previous or planned (during the study period) obesity treatment with surgery or a weight loss device. However, the following are allowed: 1. Liposuction and/or abdominoplasty, if performed more than 1 year prior to screening 2. Adjustable gastric banding, if the band has been removed more than 1 year prior to screening 3. Intragastric balloon, if the balloon has been removed more than 1 year prior to screening 4. Duodenal-jejunal bypass liner (e.g., Endobarrier), if the sleeve has been removed more than 1 year prior to screening * Endocrine, hypothalamic, or syndromic obesity * History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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'Ippokrateio' General Hospital of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 546-42, Greece
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Aalborg Universitetshospital - Børne og Ungeafdelingen
Gistrup, 9260, Denmark
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Aarhus Universitetshospital, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, T3B6A8, Canada
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Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Liverpool, L12 2AP, United Kingdom
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Ap-Hp_Hopital Armand Trousseau
Paris, 75012, France
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Auf der Bult - Klinik für Diabetologie, Endokrinologie, Gastroenterologie und Klinische Forschung
Hanover, 30173, Germany
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona - Ospedale Civile Maggiore Borgo Trento
Verona, 37126, Italy
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BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
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Barry J. Reiner, MD LLC
Baltimore, Maryland, 21229, United States
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Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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CHRISTUS - Latam Hub Excellence and Innovation Center
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64060, Mexico
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille-Hopital Jeanne de Flandre
Lille, 59037, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen-Hopital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, 76031, France
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Centricity Research - Ohio
Columbus, Ohio, 43213, United States
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Centro de Estudios de Investigación Metabólicos y Cardio
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, 89440, Mexico
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Children's Healthcare Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Clinical Neuroscience Solution
Orlando, Florida, 32801, United States
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Clinical Neuroscience Solutions
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119, United States
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Clinical Trials of Texas Inc
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Coastal Carolina Research Ctr
North Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, United States
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Columbus Research Foundation
Columbus, Georgia, 31904, United States
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Consultorio de Endocrinología y Pediatría
Puebla City, 72190, Mexico
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Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o.o.
Gdansk, 80-803, Poland
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ELIPSA - Elzbieta Lipska praktyka lekarska Osrodek Endokrynologii i Diabetologii Dzieciecej
Stanisławow Pierwszy Nieporet, 05-126, Poland
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Eastside Bariatric and Gen Surg
Snellville, Georgia, 30078, United States
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Falu Lasarett - Barn- och ungdomsmedicinsk mottagning
Falun, 791 37, Sweden
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Fondation Lenval Nice
Nice, 06200, France
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General University of Patra - Paediatric Department
Pátrai, 26504, Greece
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Górnośląskie Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka Im. Św. Jana Pawla II Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 6 SUM w Katowicach
Katowice, 40-752, Poland
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Hallands sjukhus Halmstad
Halmstad, 30233, Sweden
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Hannoversche Kinderheilanstalt "Auf der Bult" - Diabeto-, Endokrino-, Gastroenterologie und Klinische Forschung
Hanover, 30173, Germany
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Health Res of Hampton Roads
Newport News, Virginia, 23606, United States
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Holbæk Sygehus - Børne- og Ungeafdelingen
Holbæk, 4300, Denmark
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Hopital Des Enfants
Toulouse, 31059, France
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IRCCS Meyer Firenze
Florence, Tuscany, 50139, Italy
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IRCCS materno infantile Burlo Garofolo - Clinica Pediatrica
Trieste, 34137, Italy
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Indiana University Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46505, United States
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Instytut ''Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka''
Warsaw, 04-730, Poland
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Ippokrateio Gen Hosp of Thessaloniki, 1st Pediatric Clinic
Thessaloniki, 54642, Greece
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Kath. Klinikum Bochum gGmbH - Kinderklinik St. Josef-Hospital
Bochum, 44791, Germany
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King Abdulaziz Hospital-Al Ahsa-National Guard
Al Ahsa, 36428, Saudi Arabia
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh
Riyadh, 12713, Saudi Arabia
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King Khaled University Hospital,King Saud Univ. Med. City
Riyadh, 12372, Saudi Arabia
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Kliniczny Szpital Wojewodzki nr 2 im. Sw. Jadwigi Krolowej w Rzeszowie
Rzeszów, 35-301, Poland
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Klinika Pediatrii, Endokrynologii, Diabetologii I chorób Metabolicznych, Uniwersyteckiego Szpitala Klinicznego in Wrocław
Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 50-368, Poland
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Leeds Children's Hospital
Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
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Maison de Sante Prevention
Montreal, Quebec, H2J 1K1, Canada
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Markham Stouffville Hosp
Markham, Ontario, L3P 7P3, Canada
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McGill Uni Health Ctre - Glen Site
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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McMaster Children's Hospital
West Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Mississippi CTR for ADV MED
Madison, Mississippi, 39110, United States
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National Guard Hospital - Jeddah
Jeddah, 22384, Saudi Arabia
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National Guard Hospital_Riyadh
Riyadh, 14611, Saudi Arabia
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Neighborhood Healthcare
Escondido, California, 92025, United States
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Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
Roma, 00165, Italy
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Ospedale dei Bambini "Vittore Buzzi"
Milan, 20154, Italy
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P & A Kyriakou Childrens' Hospital - Department of Endocrinology Growth and Development
Goudi/Athens, 115-27, Greece
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Pennington Biom Res Ctr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States
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PriMed Clinical Research
Dayton, Ohio, 45429, United States
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 im. Prof. Szyszko
Zabrze, 41-800, Poland
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Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Skåne US Malmö - Barnöverviktsenheten
Malmö, 205 02, Sweden
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Solaris Clinical Research
Meridian, Idaho, 83646, United States
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Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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Stollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
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Sundsvalls sjukhus - Barn- och ungdomsmed mott
Sundsvall, 85643, Sweden
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Synexus Clinical Research US Inc.-Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60602, United States
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TMH Physician Partners Endo
Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
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Texas Diabetes Institute
San Antonio, Texas, 78207-5209, United States
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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U.G.H. "Attikon", Pediatric Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic
Athens, 12462, Greece
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UBMD Peds-Div of Endo/Diabetes
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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UMED Clinical Trials sp. z o.o.
Lodz, 92-213, Poland
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UPMC Child Hosp-Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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UZ Brussel - Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Brussels, 1090, Belgium
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UZA - Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Edegem, 2650, Belgium
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Uni-Med. Göttingen - Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Göttingen, 37075, Germany
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Uniklinik Leipzig - Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Uniklinik Ulm - Dt. Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit (DZKJ)
Ulm, 89075, Germany
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University College Hospital - Paediatric Services
London, NW1 1BU, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS2 8AE, United Kingdom
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University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Leipzig - Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Ulm, 89075, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Göttingen - Klinik für Kinder-und Jugendmedizin
Göttingen, 37075, Germany
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Uppsala universitetssjukhus
Uppsala, 75185, Sweden
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Uz Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Valley Weight Loss Clinic
Fargo, North Dakota, 58104, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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WakeMed Childn Endo-Dbt_Raleig
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27610, United States
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