Weight loss study for teens with severe obesity
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study evaluates how continuous glucose monitors and other wearable devices can help teens in a bariatric program lose weight. You may join if you are in the program and ready for sleeve gastrectomy or GLP-1 medication.
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Who can take part
- You have severe obesity (Class 2 or 3)
- You are already in the Stanford Children's Adolescent Bariatric Program
- You are eligible for either sleeve gastrectomy or GLP-1 medication
- You are willing to wear a continuous glucose monitor and a small health tracker for the study
- You have not had weight-loss surgery before
- You have not used GLP-1 medications in the past 3 months
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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