Healthy Together Program for Obesity

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Waitlist Available

Led By Sara St George, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Miami

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline and up to 12 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

"This trial aims to see if a digital program called Healthy Together can help Hispanic teenagers maintain a healthy weight and improve their physical activity, diet, and body fat percentage."

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Hispanic adolescents who are interested in preventing weight gain and improving their physical activity, diet quality, and body fat percentage. Specific eligibility criteria details were not provided.

What is being tested?

The study is testing the effectiveness of 'Healthy Together' ('Juntos'), a digital program accessible via web and mobile phones designed to help families adopt healthier lifestyles.

What are the potential side effects?

Since 'Healthy Together' ('Juntos') is a lifestyle intervention program focusing on diet and exercise, it does not have side effects like medications do. However, participants may experience muscle soreness or fatigue from new physical activities.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and up to 12 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and up to 12 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and up to 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) in adolescents

Secondary study objectives

Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) in parents

Change in Communication measured by Parent Adolescent Communication Scale

Change in Diet Quality in adolescents measured by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Automated Self-Administered 24-hour (ASA24®) Dietary Assessment Tool

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Healthy Together ("Juntos")Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive the Healthy Together ("Juntos") digital intervention. The six-month intervention includes an "intensive" phase comprised of eight modules and coaching sessions delivered in the first three months and a "maintenance phase" comprised of three modules and coaching sessions delivered in the subsequent three months.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

This group will receive a digital standard of care - a list of publicly available lifestyle apps and websites that they may access at their discretion.

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