Type 2 Diabetes Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- Children who are overweight or obese, with a BMI at or above the 85th percentile for their age
- Girls aged 8 to 13 years, or boys aged 9 to 15 years
- Children who are in a middle stage of puberty (Tanner Stage 2, 3, or 4 — the trial site can explain what this means)
- Children with a slightly elevated blood sugar level, specifically an HbA1c (a blood test that measures average blood sugar) between 5.5% and 6.4%
Who may not be able to join:
- Children who already have a diabetes diagnosis, or whose blood sugar test (HbA1c) has come back at 6.5% or higher
- Children or families who are unable or unwilling to give consent or participate fully in the trial
- Children with medical conditions that are known to increase the risk of diabetes or affect how puberty develops
- Children taking medications that affect blood sugar levels during the screening or enrollment period
- Children who have previously been treated with insulin
- Children who have used GLP-1 receptor agonist medications (a type of diabetes/weight-loss drug) or any other weight-loss medications in the 6 weeks before enrolling, or who plan to start these medications
- Children who have used metformin or other blood sugar-lowering medications for reasons other than treating diabetes (for example, for a condition called PCOS) in the 6 weeks before enrolling, or who plan to start these medications
- Children with a known genetic or syndrome-related cause of obesity
- Children with blood disorders that can affect the accuracy of the HbA1c blood test, such as certain types of anaemia or haemoglobin variants
- Children with serious disease affecting a major organ in the body
- Children who have had weight-loss (bariatric) surgery, or who are planning to have it
- Children who are currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Children currently using certain hormone-related medications, including GnRH agonists, estrogen, or testosterone
- Children and families who do not speak English or Spanish, as the questionnaires used in the trial have only been validated in those two languages
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Type 2 diabetes
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 8 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.