Can a community sports program help latino families fight obesity and heart disease?
NCT ID NCT06596902
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to increase physical activity and fitness among 290 Latino families living near the U.S.-Mexico border. Parents and children aged 6-11 will take part in a 12-month program at community centers, with progressive sports skills and behavioral coaching. The goal is to reduce high rates of obesity and heart disease in these underserved communities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Physical activity program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a scalable model to improve fitness and reduce obesity and heart disease risk in underserved Latino communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention without a control group comparison yet, so results may be modest or hard to sustain long-term. Participation and adherence can vary widely.
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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 290 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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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6 years and older
- 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: * parents aged ≥18 years * children aged 6-11 years * living in the target community (within 5 miles of one of targeted community centers) Exclusion Criteria: * for the parent or child are presence of a medical or physical condition that is contraindicated to participating in sports/exercise (e.g., negative score on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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San Diego State University
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92182, United States
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