Family-Focused program shows promise in fighting childhood obesity
NCT ID NCT07514390
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program that helps families build healthier habits to prevent obesity in children. It involved 48 fourth-graders and their mothers. The program focused on nutrition and physical activity to lower body mass index (BMI) and reduce obesity risk factors.
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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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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9 to 10 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: * Mothers must be the primary provider of nutrition at home, * The child must be in fourth grade, * Mothers must be open to and accept communication via email, SMS, and WhatsApp. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with genetic disorders: Prader-Willi syndrome, Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome, Down syndrome, Cohen syndrome, Carpenter syndrome, Alstrom syndrome, Cowden syndrome, Turner syndrome, and other genetic diseases that cause obesity. * Children with endocrine disorders: Cushing syndrome, growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, hypothalamic disorders, insulinoma, hypogonadal syndromes, and polycystic ovary syndrome. * Children with psychological disorders: Children taking lithium, tricyclic antidepressants, and other psychiatric disorders. * Children with hypertension and chronic conditions. * Children taking medications that cause obesity, including glucocorticoids, estrogen, and progesterone. * Children with a BMI \<85th percentile. * Mothers who do not speak advanced Turkish (this is intended to prevent potential communication problems due to Turkey being a country with high immigration).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kılıçarslan Primary School, Selçuk Primary School, Emlak Kredi Primary School, Kamber Gülüzar Primary School and Hacı Mustafa Demir Primary School
Aksaray, Merkez, 68100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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