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Can family coaching help teens beat obesity? new study tests Home-Based program

NCT ID NCT04974554

Disease control Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a 6-month home-based program called FIT Families, designed to help African American teens with obesity and their caregivers lose weight. The program includes coaching sessions, family counseling, and small prizes for completing tasks. Researchers will measure changes in body fat, weight, and height in 360 teens to see if the program works better than standard home support.

What this could mean

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Active substance
FIT Families behavioral intervention (home-based coaching, family counseling, and incentive prizes)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a proven, culturally tailored weight-loss program that reduces obesity and related health problems in African American teens.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral intervention, so results depend on participant commitment. The study is not yet complete, and benefits may vary across families.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 360 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2021

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

12 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. adolescents (ages 12-17) self-identifying as AA, 2. BMI≥95th percentile for age and gender 3. primary caregiver who is either overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9) or obese (BMI≥30) and willing to participate in treatment 4. adolescent residing primarily with the primary caregiver within 30 miles of the MUSC, and 5) adolescent and caregiver obtain PA clearance from a health care provider (see Protection of Human Subjects). Exclusion Criteria: 1. obesity secondary to medication use for another medical condition (e.g., steroids, antipsychotics); 2. secondary to a chronic condition (e.g., Down syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Cushing's syndrome). Exclusion criteria that apply to both adolescents and caregivers are: 1. pregnancy, 2. thought disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or other psychosis), suicidal, or homicidal 3. serious cognitive impairment (e.g., inability to complete questionnaires)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome metabolic syndrome X Obesity obesity disorder Pediatric Obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

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Metabolic syndrome Obesity, childhood

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Division of Global and Community Health

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, United States

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