Can a school program turn the tide on childhood obesity in mexico?
NCT ID NCT07185789
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program that combines healthy eating tips, physical activity, and WhatsApp messages to improve the health of 200 fourth-grade children in Mexico. The goal is to see if these changes can lower obesity risk and improve blood markers like cholesterol and blood sugar. The program involves schools in three states and includes activities like fruit snacks and urine color checks for hydration.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral intervention (healthy eating and movement activities via school and WhatsApp)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a scalable program to reduce childhood obesity and improve metabolic health in Mexican schools.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 200 children, so results may not apply broadly. Behavioral changes can be hard to sustain long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 12 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: * Fourth grade elementary schools children from schools that belong to Federal entities: Campeche, Morelos and Mexico City, with morning schedule, from 8:00 to 12:30 or extended schedule, from 8:00 to 14:00hrs. * For Morelos State, elementary schools will be sought to be private, with at least 1000 enrollement students, with morning schedule, from 8:00 to 12:30 or extended schedule, from 8:00 to 14:00hrs. Exclusion Criteria: * Children that don´t correspond to the selected shifts.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
RECRUITINGCuernavaca, Morelos, 62100, Mexico
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