Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Health literacy lessons may help teens fight obesity

NCT ID NCT04252677

Prevention Sponsor: City University of New York, School of Public Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study tested whether adding health literacy lessons to an obesity prevention program helps teenagers eat healthier and be more active. 36 adolescents aged 13-16 took part. The program taught them how to find, understand, and use health information to make better choices about food and exercise.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Health literacy education and obesity prevention behavioral intervention
What this could lead to
If this works, it could show that teaching teens how to find and use health information helps them make healthier choices and prevent obesity.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 36 participants and no control group. Results may not apply to all teens, and long-term effects are unknown.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

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

36 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2022

Finished

Dec 2024

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

13 to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescents 13-16 years old at time of enrollment (may turn age 17 during the study * Must have parental consent * All weight classifications Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescents younger than 13 years or older than 16 years at time of enrollment * No parental consent * Medical conditions preventing engagement in physical activity * Medical conditions resulting in extremely restricted diets (e.g., ketogenic diet) * Already participating in an intervention related to healthy eating, physical activity and/or obesity prevention or treatment

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Diet, healthy are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Behavior Health Behavior Motor Activity Obesity Pediatric Obesity obesity disorder prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Diet, healthy Exercise Health behavior Health knowledge, attitudes, practice Health literacy Obesity, adolescent

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy

    New York, New York, 10027, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.