Can coaching new parents curb childhood obesity?

NCT ID NCT06398509

Recruiting now Prevention Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a program called Futuros Fuertes 2.0, which gives low-income Latino families health coaching and text messages during the first two years of a child's life. The goal is to promote healthy feeding, limit screen time, and improve sleep to prevent obesity. Half of the 576 families get the obesity-focused program, while the other half get general health tips. Researchers will track children's BMI and eating habits to see if the program works.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: behavioral intervention (health coaching and text messages on infant feeding, screen time, and sleep)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way to prevent childhood obesity in high-risk communities.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral intervention, so results may vary by family engagement. The study is not testing a drug or cure, and long-term impact is uncertain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Pediatric Obesity obesity disorder prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

OBESITY, CHILDHOOD

Contacts and locations

Locations

Children's Health Center San Francisco General Hospital
RECRUITING

San Francisco, California, 94110, United States
Valley Health Center Sunnyvale
RECRUITING

Sunnyvale, California, 94086, United States

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