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Rural families get tailored help to tackle childhood obesity in major new trial

NCT ID NCT06888011

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 family-focused healthy lifestyle program (iAmHealthy) plus clinic-level changes can help manage obesity in children aged 6–11 living in rural areas. Over 1,000 families will take part in group education sessions and individual health coaching, or receive a newsletter for comparison. The goal is to see if these interventions can improve children's BMI and physical activity over four years.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
iAmHealthy behavioral program (educational group sessions and individual health coaching)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable way to help rural families manage childhood obesity and improve long-term health habits.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug or cure. Results depend on family adherence, and long-term weight changes may be modest. The study is still recruiting, so outcomes are uncertain.

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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 1,024 people

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

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2028

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 to 11 years

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 for individual participants: * Child is ages 6-11 years at consent * Child BMI %ile is ≥85th * Child lives in a rural area * Child/family speaks English or Spanish Exclusion criteria for individual participants: * Child has a physical limitation or injury that substantially limits physical mobility or has a planned medical treatment during the course of the trial that will substantially limit physical mobility * Child has a known medical issue that could affect protocol compliance (e.g., cancer) * Child and/or primary caregiver has a developmental delay or cognitive impairment that could affect protocol compliance * Child is enrolled in a weight-loss trial * Child has a sibling who has already consented in the trial Inclusion criteria for clinics: * History of collaboration with site awardee in research or quality improvement projects * In the past year at least 300 eligible potential participants * The clinic must have an electronic medical records system Exclusion criteria for clinics: * Unable to generate lists of children seen in clinic by date of visit, age, and zip code

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

obesity disorder Pediatric Obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Clinical practice guideline Pediatric obesity Rural health

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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  3. A doctor treating you

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    RECRUITING

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    RECRUITING

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

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