Clinical Trial: A Trial Within Cohort Feasibility Study Design Comparing Standard of Care Versus Weight Loss (Achieved Through Tirzepatide) for Obesity-related Hypertension in Young Adults

U.S., Jan. 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07364175) titled 'A Trial Within Cohort Feasibility Study Design Comparing Standard of Care Versus Weight Loss (Achieved Through Tirzepatide) for Obesity-related Hypertension in Young Adults' on Jan. 06.

Brief Summary: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for death globally, affecting approximately 30% of adults in the United Kingdom. Obesity is also a serious and ongoing epidemic, with global obesity rates having more than tripled in men and doubled in women, since 1975. In the United Kingdom, 64% of the adult population are overweight or obese. Hypertension and obesity share a well-established association, with obesity being responsible for the ...