Family power: can caregivers help latino kids beat obesity?
NCT ID NCT05437406
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a telehealth program for Latino families with children aged 5 to 12 who have overweight or obesity. The program helps caregivers support healthy changes, and is compared to standard health education. The goal is to see if this approach improves children's weight and reduces chronic disease risk.
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Study facts
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- 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.
- Participants
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167 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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5 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: * A child with overweight/obesity (85% BMI and above for age) aged 5 to 12 years * Primary parent who is responsible for food preparation willing to participate and complete all assessments * At least one other caregiver who is over 18 years of age (parent, grandparent, other close family member, friend or child care provider) who is willing to commit to attending at least 50% of all treatment visits * Parent and caregiver can read Spanish or English at a minimum of a 5th grade level, and willing to participate in a group setting in Spanish or English together * Parent and Child is on a stable medication regimen (minimum of 3 months) for anything that could impact weight. * Parent and caregiver have access to a device that can facilitate zoom meetings. If the parent and caregiver do not have access to a device, the family will be provided with such. * Family must plan to remain in the San Diego or surrounding areas within the time frame of the study * One of the parent or caregivers identifies as Hispanic/Latino Exclusion Criteria * Child diagnosis of a serious chronic physical disease (e.g., cystic fibrosis, type 1 diabetes) for which physician supervision of diet and/or exercise is needed * Child with a severe behavioral or psychiatric disorder that would interfere with treatment (e.g., conduct disorder, severe depression, significant autism spectrum disorder) * Acute parent or caregiver psychiatric disorder (e.g., acute suicidality; recent hospitalization; psychosis, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, moderate or severe alcohol or substance use disorder) that could interfere with treatment * Inability to participate in physical activity due to significant disability * First degree relative or someone in the household with anorexia or bulimia * Parent is pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant during the duration of the study * Parent has had bariatric surgery less than 6 months ago and/or is not yet eating solid food post-surgery, or is planning to have a bariatric surgery over the course of study participation (18 months) * Parent or child are taking insulin for Type II Diabetes * Parent or child are taking weight loss medications
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC San Diego Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR)
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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