Healthy Lifestyles Program for You (HLP4U): Augmenting Childhood Obesity Treatment.

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Conditions studied: Pediatric Obesity

In brief

Outpatient childhood obesity treatment has limited efficacy. This study aims to improve the health habits of parents of obese 5-12 year old children enrolled in the Duke Healthy Lifestyles Program by delivering educational and supportive text messages to the parent's mobile device.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01989065

Run by

Duke University

People needed

101

Starts

2014-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-03

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult aged 18 or older and is the child's primary caregiver ("parent")
• Child aged 5-12 years
• Child with age- and gender-specific BMI ≥ 95th percentile
• Parent has mobile phone with texting plan

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to read and write in English
• Parent with severe medical or mental health condition limiting ability to attend appointments
• Plan to move out of state in next 3 months

Where it is running

• Duke Children's Health Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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