Lifestyle Counseling and Medication for Adolescent Weight Management

This is a two-arm, randomized clinical trial in adolescents with severe obesity evaluating 52 weeks of intensive behavioral counseling, aligned with USPSTF recommendations (52 contact hours), vs. 52 weeks of medical management with semaglutide (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist) plus relatively low-intensity behavioral counseling (12 contact hours).