Can a Parent-Training program curb childhood obesity?

NCT ID NCT04802291

Prevention Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study tested a program called HomeStyles-2, which aims to help parents of children aged 6 to 11 create healthier home environments. The program focuses on improving diet, physical activity, and sleep habits to prevent obesity. Over 450 families participated, with some receiving the program and others receiving a different educational activity for comparison.

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 (educational program for parents)
What this could lead to: If successful, this program could give families practical tools to prevent childhood obesity and promote healthier eating, activity, and sleep habits.
What could go wrong: This is a completed behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may show limited long-term change, and what works for one family may not work for all.

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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

459 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2023

Finished

Jul 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

24 to 50 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * parent between the ages of 24 and 50 years with at least 1 child aged 6 to 11 years; primary food gatekeeper in the household (i.e., makes all or most decisions related to family food choices), have regular Internet access, read English and/or Spanish, and reside in the United States Exclusion Criteria: * Does not fit inclusion criteria

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Child Behavior cognitive disorder Obesity Pediatric Obesity obesity disorder prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Child behavior Child obesity Cognitive change Healthy lifestyle Home environment related disease Parent-child relations Parenting Parents

Can a Parent-Training program curb childhood obesity?

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