Parent coaching may help teens keep weight off

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: Adolescent Inclusion Criteria: * BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age and gender according to the CDC Growth Charts * Age 12 to 16 * Must reside with the primary participating parent Parent Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 * BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 * Must reside with the adolescent Exclusion Criteria: Adolescent Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Medical condition(s) that may be associated with unintentional weight change * Diabetes mellitus * Use of oral glucocorticoids, atypical antipsychotics, weight loss medications, or an investigational medication within 3 months of study participation * Use of a GLP-1 within 6 months of study participation * Use of Depo-Provera within 6 months of study participation * Medical condition(s) that may be negatively impacted by exercise * Psychiatric, cognitive, physical or developmental conditions that would impair the ability to complete assessments, participate in a group, or conduct physical activity * Reports of compensatory behaviors in the past 3 months * Current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant during study period * Previous participation in HM20010365, HM20003076, HM20005235 or HM20014304 * Current participation in another weight loss program * Personal history of weight loss surgery * Severe depression * Clinically significant eating disorder * Change in dose of metformin, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin uptake inhibitors, or stimulant medications within 3 months of study participation * Admission to a psychiatric hospital within the past year Parent Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Medical condition(s) that may be associated with unintentional weight change * Use of oral glucocorticoids, atypical antipsychotics, weight loss medications, or an investigational medication within 3 months of study participation * Use of a GLP-1 within 6 months of study participation with no T2D diagnosis; if T2D diagnosis, change in dose GLP-1 within 3 months of study participation * Use of Depo-Provera within 6 months of study participation * Psychiatric, cognitive, physical or developmental conditions that would impair the ability to complete assessments, participate in a group, or conduct physical activity * Reports of compensatory behaviors in the past 3 months * Current pregnancy, lactation, less than 6 months post-partum, or plan to become pregnant during study period * Previous participation in HM20010365, HM20003076, HM20005235 or HM20014304 * Current participation in another weight loss program * Personal history of weight loss surgery * Severe depression * Clinically significant eating disorder * Change in dose of diabetes medications, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin uptake inhibitors, or stimulant medications within 3 months of study participation * Admission to a psychiatric hospital within the past year