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Behavioral Intervention

Virtual Health Coaching for Childhood Obesity

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Waitlist Available
Led By Melanie Bean, PhD
Research Sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
-Must be English or Spanish speaking
Ages 9-13 years
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at new treatments for childhood obesity that use video, health coaches & skills building to help families in their homes.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for English or Spanish-speaking children aged 9-13 with obesity, specifically those with a BMI between the 85th to less than the 99th percentile. Participants must be patients within CHoR Pediatric Primary Care.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests a new approach to pediatric obesity treatment by adding video telehealth sessions with health coaches to regular in-person visits, aiming to provide tailored advice and skills building at home.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves virtual health coaching rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, there may be indirect effects related to changes in diet or exercise routines.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I speak English or Spanish.
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I am between 9 and 13 years old.
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I speak English or Spanish.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Participant satisfaction
Recruitment of participants.
Retention of participants
Secondary outcome measures
BMI
Child diet
Home food environment.
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Virtual Health Coach - Parent/Child DyadExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Focuses on providing personalized care conveyed in an integrated and visually demonstrated way for parent-child pairs. Healthy lifestyle changes and behaviors covered in sessions are designed to initiate and maintain behavior change in nutrition and physical activity with BMI improvement.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityLead Sponsor
698 Previous Clinical Trials
22,884,985 Total Patients Enrolled
Melanie Bean, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorVirginia Commonwealth University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
162 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there still opportunities to partake in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Records available on clinicaltrials.gov support the fact that this investigation, originally posted on November 1st 2023, is currently enrolling patients. The research team desires to enlist 100 individuals from one site."

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What aims are researchers attempting to achieve with this trial?

"This research project, which is set to last 6 months, aims to assess the participant retention rate. Other metrics that will be monitored include: parent-reported parenting styles (Parenting Styles & Dimensions Questionnaire), physical activity levels measured with the Patient-Centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise Plus Nutrition survey and sleep duration reported by participants."

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How many participants are accepted for this research program?

"Indeed, the information on clinicaltrials.gov illustrates that this experiment is actively accepting new participants. It was initially made available to the public back on November 1st of 2023 and has been modified most recently in late November 2021. The trial requires 100 individuals from a single centre to take part."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Virginia Commonwealth Universiy
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Redesigning Pediatric Primary Care Obesity Treatment: Virtual House Calls
2024. "Redesigning Pediatric Primary Care Obesity Treatment: Virtual House Calls". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06078774.
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