What this trial means for you
This study is opening soon at 1 US site. It's studying see the official record for obesity, dental care for children.
What participants typically get: study medication (or placebo, if the trial uses one) and study-related medical care at no cost, plus close monitoring. Compensation for time and travel varies by study — ask the site. Note that in many trials you can't choose your treatment group, and some participants receive a placebo.
The study, in the sponsor's words
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether adjunctive dental cleaning can enhance the effects of semaglutide in children with obesity. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]: if dental cleaning will improve both oral health and metabolic outcomes beyond the effects of semaglutide alone. Participants will receive either dental cleaning and oral hygiene instruction or oral hygiene instruction alone.
Can you join? The exact criteria
Below is the verbatim eligibility text from the registry — bring it to your doctor; it's written for clinicians, and your own clinician is the right person to interpret it with you.
Full eligibility criteria (for you and your doctor)
Inclusion Criteria: * participants from the ongoing Mitigation of Cardiovascular Disease Risks in Children with Extreme Obesity (MODERN) study (NCT06967389) * Class 2 or 3 obesity (BMI =120% of the 95th percentile for age and sex) Exclusion Criteria: * Same exclusion as parent study. * Planning to receive or complete dental services during the 12-month course of the study * Ongoing orthodontic treatment * Use of any anti-inflammatory medication (other than steroids) within 1 month prior to enrollment * Currently taking medications that could influence the characteristics or response to periodontal treatment (e.g., use of immunosuppressants or steroids) * Local or systemic antibiotic use within 15 days prior to enrollment or for \>10 days within the past 3 months * History of bleeding disorders * Professional dental prophylaxis or non-surgical periodontal therapy within the past 6 months
Study sites by state
Kentucky
- University of Kentucky — Lexington
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →
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