Can an online program help kids lose weight?
NCT ID NCT06254508
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested an online program that combined exercise guided by the FITT-VP principle with dietary advice for children and adolescents with obesity. The program included small group exercise sessions three times a week for 16 weeks, plus dietary guidance. Researchers compared this to standard in-clinic advice and monitored participants for 8 months, with a 16-month follow-up. The goal was to see if the online program could reduce BMI and improve health markers like blood sugar and cholesterol.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Online exercise program (FITT-VP principle) and dietary guidance
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient, home-based weight management option for children with obesity, reducing the need for in-clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 33 participants, so results are limited. Online programs may not work for everyone, and long-term weight loss is hard to maintain.
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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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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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9 to 14 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Simple obesity: Body mass index (BMI) between +2SD and +3SD of the reference range: based on the "Standard Deviation Curve of BMI for Children 0-18 Years of Age in China", which was developed by the Physical Development Survey of Children in Nine Provinces/Cities in 2005; 2. Not participating in other weight management programs currently or in the 3 months prior to the study; 3. Accepts to participate and signs informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently taking or planning to take medications or interventions that affect body weight during the study period (32 weeks) 2. Obesity caused by other medical conditions. For example, hypothalamic-pituitary disease, hypothyroidism, growth hormone deficiency, Cushing's syndrome, obesity-related syndromes. 3. Comorbidity with other chronic diseases. E.g. psychiatric diseases, respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, rheumatic diseases, hepatic and renal insufficiency, chronic infectious diseases; 4. Presence of abnormal laboratory values at the time of screening indicating a clinically significant underlying disease or condition that may prevent the subject from participating in the study; or presence of abnormalities in the following laboratory tests: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) greater than 5 times the upper limit of normal, serum creatinine (Scr) greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal. 5. Contraindications to physical exercise or exercise-related risks. For example, history of asthma, history of hypoglycemia/diabetes, history of heart disease, history of cardiovascular disease, fracture/surgery/planned surgery within the last 1 year, psychomotor retardation, motor system defects/disabilities, previous history of exercise intolerance;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102, China
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