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Can a health coach help kids with emotional disorders lose weight?

NCT ID NCT03075306

Disease control Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a 12-month healthy lifestyle program for 112 youth aged 8-18 with serious emotional disturbance who were overweight or obese. Participants worked with a health coach to improve diet and physical activity, with parents involved. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce body mass index and improve heart health compared to usual care.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
healthy lifestyle counseling and support (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could offer a practical way to help youth with serious emotional disturbance achieve a healthier weight and lower their risk of heart disease.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial with 112 participants, so results are limited in size. The intervention is behavioral, so success depends on individual and family engagement, and long-term effects are not yet known.

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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

112 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2018

Finished

Feb 2021

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

8 to 18 years

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: * Ages 8 through 18 years * Measured BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age and sex * Currently receiving specialty mental health outpatient treatment * Consent by parent and assent by child * Completion of baseline data collection * Willing to accept randomization, and to participate in the intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Does not speak or understand English * Developmental delay precluding integrity or completion of study procedures * Primary 1 °substance-related disorders unless co-occur with another DSM mental or emotional disorder * Serious health condition or medical disability likely to hinder accurate measurement of weight, for which weight loss is contraindicated (e.g. bulimia nervosa) or which would likely cause weight loss * Prader-Willi Syndrome or other similar genetic disorder of obesity * Weight greater than 400 pounds * Chronic or repetitive use of non-psychiatric medications likely to cause weight gain or prevent weight loss (e.g., corticosteroids) * Weight loss (\>=5% of body weight) within last 6 months * Pregnant or nursing. * Planning to leave clinic within 6 mo. or move out of area within 12 mo. * Investigator discretion

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Conditions

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obesity disorder Weight Loss

As listed by the trial registrant

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Weight loss

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Johns Hopkins Children's Mental Health Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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