Dental Cleaning for Pediatric Obesity

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Stay on Your Current MedsYou can continue your current medications while participating
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

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.

Who Is on the Research Team?

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Oelisoa Andriankaja, DDS, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Kentucky

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

* participants from the ongoing Mitigation of Cardiovascular Disease Risks in Children with Extreme Obesity (MODERN) study (NCT06967389)
I have class 2 or 3 obesity for my age and sex.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants receive either dental cleaning and oral hygiene instruction or oral hygiene instruction alone, alongside semaglutide treatment

12 months
Regular visits at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

4 weeks

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Dental Cleaning
  • Oral Hygiene Instruction

How Is the Trial Designed?

2

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Dental cleaning and Oral Hygiene Instruction (OHI)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Oral Hygiene Instruction (OHI) onlyActive Control1 Intervention

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Oelisoa Andriankaja

Lead Sponsor