Study pulled: no kids enrolled in ADHD-Weight program
NCT ID NCT05165511
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study aimed to test a parent-only training program for children aged 8-12 with both ADHD and overweight or obesity. Parents would learn weight management skills and strategies to help their child's focus and planning. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- parent-based behavioral treatment with executive function training (PBT-EF)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help parents manage both ADHD and weight issues in their children without medication.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data exists. It was a small pilot, so results would have been very preliminary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Child with overweight or obesity (85-99.9% BMI for age), * Child age 8-12, * Child with a diagnosis of ADHD, * A parent willing to participate who can read and understand English at a minimum of a fifth-grade level, able to attend treatment sessions remotely via Zoom on video. Exclusion Criteria: * Current enrollment in an organized weight control program (parent and child) * Medication specifically prescribed for weight loss (child) * Medical or psychiatric condition that may interfere with treatment participation or that may require physician monitoring of diet and/or exercise (e.g., acute suicidality; psychosis; substance use disorder) (parent and child) * Change in psychotropic medication or other medication that may impact weight or ADHD symptoms during the previous 3 months (child)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCSD Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR)
San Diego, California, 92037, United States
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