🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-25

A Study of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) Once Weekly in Adolescent Participants Who Have Obesity or Overweight With Weight-Related Comorbidities (NCT06075667)

Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Tirzepatide Once Weekly Versus Placebo in Adolescent Participants Who Have Obesity, or Are Overweight With Weight-Related Comorbidities: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial (SURMOUNT-ADOLESCENTS)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide in adolescents that have obesity or overweight with at least one weight-related comorbidity. The study will last approximately 90 weeks and may include up to 25 visits. Participants who have completed the primary 72-week GPHP study and have been off treatment for no more than 12 weeks (including the 4-week safety follow-up period), will have the opportunity to receive an additional 156 weeks of treatment with tirzepatide as well as continuing the lifestyle intervention.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: CenExel iResearch, LLC — Decatur, Georgia

Age range: 12 Years to 17 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (33 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 33 sites.

  • CenExel iResearch, LLC — Decatur, Georgia
  • Solaris Clinical Research — Meridian, Idaho
  • Cotton O'Neil Diabetes & Endocrinology — Topeka, Kansas
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Barry J. Reiner, MD, LLC — Baltimore, Maryland
  • M Health Fairview - Delaware Clinical Research Unit (DCRU) — Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri
  • Aventiv Research Inc — Columbus, Ohio
  • PriMED Clinical Research — Dayton, Ohio
  • Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks — Nashville, Tennessee
  • Alberta Diabetes Institute — Edmonton, Alberta
  • The Wharton Medical Clinic Clinical Trials Inc — Hamilton, Ontario
  • The Hospital for Sick Children — Toronto, Ontario
  • CIUSSS- saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean — Chicoutimi, Quebec
  • ReFit Clinic — Olomouc, Olomouc Region
  • Nemocnice AGEL Ostrava - Vitkovice a.s. — Ostrava, Ostrava Město
  • Fakultni nemocnice v Motole — Prague, Praha 5
  • Nemocnice Jihlava — Jihlava,
  • Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady — Prague,
  • Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center — Beer Yaacov, Central District
  • Schneider Children's Medical Center — Petah Tikva, Central District
  • Sheba Medical Center — Ramat Gan, Central District
  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center — Jerusalem, Jerusalem
  • Emek Medical Center — Afula, Northern District
  • Rambam Health Care Campus — Haifa, Northern District

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

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💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗