New app aims to keep kids healthy in sonora
NCT ID NCT07159971
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a family-based program using a mobile app to help prevent childhood obesity in school-age children (5-9 years old) in Sonora, Mexico. The program includes guidance on healthy eating, physical activity, and positive parenting. Researchers will compare families who use the app with those who don't, measuring changes in weight, eating habits, and activity levels.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 9 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Families of children between 5 and 9 years old. * Children without any medical or nutritional treatment for obesity. * Children classified as normal weight, overweight, or obese based on WHO (Z-score: height for age and BMI for age). * Offspring of mothers aged between 18 and 45 years at delivery. * Term infants from normoevolutive pregnancies without maternal comorbidities. * Families who have a cell phone with internet access and an installed camera. Exclusion Criteria: * Children who are currently suffering from a pathology that requires medication or special treatment * Mothers/Fathers/Guardians who are currently suffering from a pathology that requires medication or special treatment. * Children who have a physical/mental impairment to perform physical activities. * Children from surrogate mothers who have presented at least 2 of the 11 DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorder (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, or other illegal drugs) before or during the participating child's gestation. * Children from multiple pregnancies. * Parents who do not own a smartphone compatible with the app will be excluded from this study (i.e., version 5.0 or higher for Android).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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"El globo" and "Servicios de Salud Lomas Altas"
RECRUITINGMéxico, Sonora, Mexico
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