Obesity Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
For communities:
- Any community is welcome to apply by submitting a letter of intent and a short description of their local needs.
- Communities where preventing and treating childhood obesity is considered an important health concern are given priority.
- Communities and local organisations located in rural, frontier, or small regional areas, or those that serve families from these areas, are given priority.
- Communities and local organisations that serve families in areas with limited access to health programs and disease prevention services are given priority.
- The community must be willing to be randomly assigned to one of two study conditions.
- The community must be willing to form a local team (called a Community Implementation Team) to run the program.
For team members (Community Implementation Team):
- People who are 18 years of age or older may be eligible to participate as team members.
- People who work for or are connected to a community organisation that applied for and was selected through the program's application process may be eligible to participate as team members.
For families taking part in the program:
- Families that include at least one child aged between 5 and 13 years old whose body weight falls at or above a certain level for their age and height (at or above the 85th percentile on a standard growth chart) may be eligible.
- At least one parent or caregiver must agree to attend the program sessions together with the child.
Who may not be able to join:
- Communities that do not submit a letter of intent and brief description of local need through the required application process would not be considered.
- Team members who are under 18 years of age would not be eligible.
- Team members who are not employed by or connected to a selected community organisation would not be eligible.
- Families without at least one child aged 5 to 13 years who meets the weight criteria would not be eligible.
- Families where no parent or caregiver is willing to attend sessions alongside the child would not be eligible.
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Jennie Hill, PhD, University of Utah
Phone: 308.520.7580
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 19 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.