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Not Yet Recruiting NCT06905626

Weight Gain Prevention in Adolescents and Young Adults

Conditions: Healthy Volunteers

Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – 25 Years
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Phase: PHASE3
Enrollment: 140
Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Summary

The investigators believe they key to effective prevention of obesity is early identification of individuals at high risk of excess weight gain and proactive implementation of a comprehensive approach including lifestyle-based coaching and preventive medical management targeting the pathophysiology of dysregulated energy metabolism. In this study the investigators will take a fundamentally different approach to the science of obesity prevention by targeting the underlying biological processes driving unhealthy weight gain in adolescents/young adults (AYAs), a group that has been underrepresented in medication trials.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to M 25 at screening * BMI \>/= 25 to \< 30 kg/m\^2 * Family history of obesity defined as one biological parent with severe obesity (BMI \>/= 35) and/or two biological parents with obesity (BMI \>/=30). Parental obesity status will be confirmed by obtaining a release of information to review and electronic health record. Exclusion Criteria: * Tanner stage 1-4 * Diabetes (type 1 or 2) * Current or recent (\

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