Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Lifestyle Counseling and Medication for Adolescent Weight Management

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Conditions:

Obesity, Childhood

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-17 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The prevalence of adolescent severe obesity is at an all-time high in the United States and the refractory nature of this disease has led to a serious and challenging conundrum in terms of how to prov...

Detailed Description

This is a two-arm, randomized clinical trial in adolescents with severe obesity evaluating 52 weeks of intensive behavioral counseling, aligned with USPSTF recommendations (52 contact hours), vs. 52 w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Severe obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) \>/= 120% of the 95th percentile or BMI \>/= 35 kg/m2)
  • Age 12 to \< 18 years old and Tanner stage \>1

Exclusion

  • Diabetes (type 1 or 2)
  • Current or recent (\< 6 months prior to enrollment) use of anti-obesity medication(s) defined as orlistat, phentermine, topiramate, combination phentermine/topiramate, liraglutide (or other GLP-1RA) and/or combination naltrexone/bupropion (monotherapy use of naltrexone or bupropion is not an exclusion)
  • Previous bariatric surgery
  • Any history of treatment with growth hormone
  • Medically-documented history of bulimia nervosa
  • Major psychiatric disorder as determined by the local medical monitor
  • Unstable depression requiring hospitalization within the previous 6 month
  • Any history of suicide attempt
  • History of suicidal ideation or self-harm within the previous 30 days
  • Current pregnancy or plans to become pregnant
  • ALT or AST \>/= 5 times the upper limit of normal
  • Creatinine \> 1.2 mg/dL
  • Uncontrolled hypertension as determined by the local medical monitor
  • Diagnosed and medically-documented monogenic obesity
  • Medically-documented history of cholelithiasis
  • Untreated thyroid disorder
  • Medically documented history of pancreatitis
  • Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2
  • Clinically significant heart disease as determined by the local medical monitor
  • Personal history of malignant neoplasms within the past five years
  • Hypersensitivity to any component of semaglutide

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 15 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04873245

Start Date

March 15 2022

End Date

July 31 2027

Last Update

May 15 2025

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University of Minnesota, Delaware Clinical Research Unit

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55414