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Could starting with parents help kids lose weight? new study tests approach in rural areas

NCT ID NCT05612971

Disease control Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tests whether a parent-only weight loss program followed by a family healthy lifestyles program works better than the family program alone. It involves 480 rural families with a child aged 6-11 who is overweight and a parent with a BMI between 25 and 50. The goal is to see if starting with parents leads to better weight outcomes for both parents and children.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
behavioral program (parent-only weight loss followed by family healthy lifestyles program)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a more effective way to help rural families manage weight and reduce childhood obesity.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results depend on participation and lifestyle changes. It is still ongoing, and the approach may not work better than the standard family program.

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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

About 480 people

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

Started

Oct 2023

Expected to finish

Sep 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

6 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: * Family lives in a rural area (city and/or county population \<20,000) or as defined by RUCA codes, Urban Influence Codes, amount of agricultural income, or individual commuting patterns * Child BMI%ile ≥ 85th and parent BMI 25-50 kg/m2 * Child in 1st-5th grade or 6-11 years of age * Child and parent speak English * Family is available at times intervention is offered Exclusion Criteria: * For parents: new MI, stroke or cancer diagnosis in past 6 months, recent bariatrics surgery (within 2 years) or planned within 1 year, pregnancy in last 6 months or planned within 1 year

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

obesity disorder Pediatric Obesity Weight Loss

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Pediatric obesity Weight loss

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

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