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Weight Maintenance in Adolescents with Obesity; Long-Term Treatment with Semaglutide s.c. 2.4 mg Once-weekly
Recruiting
We are doing this study to check how well semaglutide can help adolescents with excess body weight to lose weight and to maintain weight loss. This study will mainly look at long-term maintenance of weight loss and the long-term safety of semaglutide in children with excess body weight.
Male or Female
Inclusion Criteria:
• age 12 to less than 15 years old when starting the study
• BMI greater than or equal to 95th percentile
• Body weight greater than 60 kg (132 pounds)
Exclusion Criteria:
• any medication prescribed for obesity or weight management within 90 days starting the study
• previous or planned (during the study period) obesity treatment with surgery or a weight loss device. However, the following are allowed: liposuction and/or abdominoplasty, if performed more than 1 year ago; adjustable gastric banding or intragastric balloon or duodenal-jejunal bypass liner if the device has been removed more than 1 year ago
Children's Health, Prevention & Wellness
adolescent obesity, obesity
Nina Jacobs - njacobs@umn.edu
Claudia Fox
STUDY00022089