New study tests online classes to stop baby weight gain in military homes
NCT ID NCT05630482
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program called Healthy Family Foundations for military families expecting their first child. The program includes 10 online group classes (5 before birth, 5 after) to help parents support each other with healthy eating, activity, and parenting. Researchers will compare these families to those receiving standard care, looking at weight changes in babies, mothers, and fathers. The goal is to see if this family-focused approach can prevent obesity early on.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Healthy Family Foundations (behavioral intervention: online group classes)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, family-based way to prevent obesity in military families starting from pregnancy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug. Results depend on families sticking with the program, and benefits may vary widely.
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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 825 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 60 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: * Two-parent military families (one or more parents are active duty military) * Expecting a first child, through 7 months gestation Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical exclusion criteria for parents apply to males and females (active diagnosis of cancer, AIDS, palliative medicine patients, malabsorptive conditions, uncontrolled multiple sclerosis, and severe cognitive impairment), and to females (multiple gestation) * Families will be excluded if both parents do not participate.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nellis Airforce Base
RECRUITINGNellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 89191, United States
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