Treating PCOS With Semaglutide vs Active Lifestyle Intervention

NCT03919929 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

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Summary

Girls with obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome will receive either glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy or a dietary intervention for 12 weeks to decrease the metabolic syndrome, in particular to lower hepatic fat and improve insulin sensitivity.

Conditions

  • PCOS
  • Adolescent Obesity
  • NAFLD

Interventions

DRUG

Semaglutide 3mg and 7mg [Rybelsus]

Once daily oral tablet of semaglutide for 4 months

OTHER

Weight loss diet

Prescribed weight loss diet to match weight loss in Drug arm

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Colorado, Denver

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Melanie Cree-Green, MD, PhD · Children's Hospital Colorado

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-03
Primary Completion
2023-10-03
Completion
2023-10-03
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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