NOURISH-T+: Promoting Healthy Eating and Exercise Behaviors

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Childhood, Cancer, Survivorship

In brief

Pediatric cancer survivors are at an increased risk of excessive weight gain and reduced exercise behaviors with the potential for this risk to worsen over time. With over 80% of pediatric cancer patients living to adulthood, many pediatric cancer survivors experience long-term health consequences such as heart disease - the leading cause of death in this population. The purpose of this clinical research study is to teach parents/caregivers skills that will help prevent and reduce the problems of obesity in childhood cancer survivors. In this study, parents have the opportunity to participate in one of two web-based groups in which parents in either group will learn valuable information to improve the health of their child and of themselves.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04656496

Run by

University of South Florida

People needed

520

Starts

2020-12-08

Expected to finish

2027-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-30

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Eligible Pediatric Cancer Survivors must be:
• 5-14 years of age at enrollment;
• Off active treatment for at least 6 months;
• At or above the 85th BMI %ile;
• Able to complete assessments with the help of clinic staff and the USF research team;
• Residing with the participating parent;
• Able to engage in PA tailored to current medical status;
• NOT taking medications that affect body weight (e.g., steroids) within 6 months of enrollment, and
• In remission -- PCS who experience a relapse of cancer during the intervention will be excused from further involvement.
• Must be English- or Spanish-speaking
• Participating Parents must:
• Be either biological or adoptive and/or step mothers or fathers and must be permanent legal guardians of the PCS
• Be at least 18 years old
• Identifies as the main meal preparer at home
• Must be English- or Spanish-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Parents are ineligible if they are non-ambulatory and/or do not reside at least 50% of the time with their participating child.
• Female parents who are currently pregnant will be excluded from the study.
• Children are ineligible to participate if they are non-ambulatory. In addition, children who are wards of the state will be excluded from the study.

Where it is running

• Children's National Hospital — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• University of Florida Health System — Gainesville, Florida, United States
• University of Miami Health System — Miami, Florida, United States
• Nicklaus Children's Hospital — Miami, Florida, United States
• USF Pediatrics — Tampa, Florida, United States
• Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Johns Hopkins Medicine — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Hackensack Meridian Health — Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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