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Behavioral Intervention

Connect for Health for Obesity

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH
Research Sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
All children receiving primary care at the participating health centers across the three health system
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up one year
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test a program to help reduce childhood obesity in low-income children in the US.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

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

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in child Body Mass Index

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Connect for Health ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Connect for Health
2019
N/A
~19310

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Massachusetts General HospitalLead Sponsor
2,925 Previous Clinical Trials
13,178,600 Total Patients Enrolled
70 Trials studying Obesity
271,587 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Denver Health and Hospital AuthorityOTHER
101 Previous Clinical Trials
381,093 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Obesity
5,833 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Prisma Health-UpstateOTHER
82 Previous Clinical Trials
23,634 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Obesity
312 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Georgia
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
Implementation Science CommunicationsJournal
Engaging Stakeholders in the Adaptation of the Connect for Health Pediatric Weight Management Program for National Implementation
Simione, Meg, Holly M. Frost, Rachel Cournoyer, Fernanda Neri Mini, Jackie Cassidy, Cassie Craddock, Jennifer Moreland, et al.. 2020. “Engaging Stakeholders in the Adaptation of the Connect for Health Pediatric Weight Management Program for National Implementation”. Implementation Science Communications. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s43058-020-00047-z.
connect for HealthJournal
Implementation of the <i>connect for Health</i> Pediatric Weight Management Program: Study Protocol and Baseline Characteristics
Simione, Meg, Haley Farrar-Muir, Fernanda Neri Mini, Meghan E Perkins, Man Luo, Holly Frost, E John Orav, et al.. 2021. “Implementation of the connect for Health Pediatric Weight Management Program: Study Protocol and Baseline Characteristics”. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. Future Medicine Ltd. doi:10.2217/cer-2021-0076.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Connect for Health Pediatric Weight Management Program
Elsie Taveras, MD 2019. "Connect for Health Pediatric Weight Management Program". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04042493.
~3619 spots leftby Apr 2025
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