Virtual diet program aims to stop obesity in young leukemia patients
NCT ID NCT05963971
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 6-month virtual nutrition education program (PEDALL) to prevent overweight and obesity in children and teens with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during maintenance chemotherapy. The program is offered in English and Spanish to 376 participants aged 5-21. Researchers will track body mass index (BMI) changes and also look at how genetics and social factors affect results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual nutrition education program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help children with leukemia avoid unhealthy weight gain during treatment, improving their long-term health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so results depend on families sticking with the program. It is also early-stage and may not show a clear benefit.
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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 376 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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5 to 21 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: * Age: 5-21 years old at enrollment * Diagnosis and Treatment: Plan to receive or are receiving maintenance or continuation chemotherapy for B- or T-cell ALL, or mixed phenotype acute leukemia. * Timing: Patient is eligible for entry only if it is feasible to start the study intervention during the first month of the maintenance phase of ALL therapy. * Language: Fluency in English or Spanish * Weight Status: Healthy weight at baseline as determined by BMI z-score \< 1.04 and \>-1.04 for those under 5-18, and BMI between 19 and 25 for those \>18. * Ethnicity: Hispanic or Non-Hispanic of any race. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients on nutrition support (enteral or parenteral nutrition) * Patients with a history of eating disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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