Pain relief may boost weight loss success in teens
NCT ID NCT04046562
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a program that addresses chronic pain can help teens with obesity stay in weight management treatment. Fifty adolescents aged 12-18 with both obesity and musculoskeletal pain will either receive the Pain and Weight Treatment (PAW) plus standard care, or pain education plus standard care. The goal is to see if treating pain improves attendance and long-term healthy behaviors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pain and Weight Treatment (PAW) behavioral intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to help teens with obesity and chronic pain stay in treatment and adopt healthier habits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
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- Ages
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12 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females between 12 and 18 years of age * Ability to speak, write and read English * A parent or guardian who speaks, writes and reads English * Signed consent and assent from the child and parent * Enrollment in a weight management program * Score greater than 3 on the Pain Burden Inventory at screening (in order to recruit adolescents who experience more than just general aches and pains). * Youth reporting musculoskeletal pain Exclusion Criteria: * Parent or guardian unable to participate * Patients on weight reducing medications * Severe psychiatric illness (i.e., suicidal or hospitalization within past 6 months) * Medical conditions such as Type 1 diabetes
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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