Can community ideas get kids moving? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06970067
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study works with middle school students and their communities to create and test programs that make it easier for kids to be active, like walking or biking to school. Researchers will measure physical activity levels in 450 6th graders over time. The goal is to find out what really works to keep kids healthy and reduce future disease risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide effective, community-based strategies to increase physical activity in adolescents and lower their long-term risk for chronic diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may vary by community, and long-term sustainability is uncertain.
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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 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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11 to 99 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: * Parent/guardian and child/adolescent dyads * Child/adolescent must be enrolled in the 6th grade at participating schools at baseline * Parent/guardian and child/adolescent must reside in the same household * Parent/guardian and child/adolescent must reside within the school catchment area (school community) * Parent/guardian must speak English or Spanish * Child/adolescent must speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Child/adolescent has a condition that precludes or decreases participation in physical activity * Child/adolescent cannot complete a written survey
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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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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78701, United States
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