FIT Families Multicomponent Obesity Intervention for African American Adolescents

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Childhood, Metabolic Syndrome

In brief

Obesity is one of the most prevalent medical problems facing children and adolescents today, particularly among African American adolescents where the rate is alarmingly high. This study will test the effectiveness of FIT Families, a multicomponent family-based behavioral intervention that is culturally tailored to meet the unique needs of African American adolescents with obesity and their caregivers, against a credible attention control condition. This study has considerable public health relevance because it is delivered by Community Health Workers, maximizing the potential for the intervention to be sustained, and may reduce obesity-related health problems for a vulnerable population of adolescents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04974554

Run by

Medical University of South Carolina

People needed

360

Starts

2021-05-01

Expected to finish

2026-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-06

Who can join

Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• adolescents (ages 12-17) self-identifying as AA,
• BMI≥95th percentile for age and gender
• primary caregiver who is either overweight (BMI 25.0 to 29.9) or obese (BMI≥30) and willing to participate in treatment
• adolescent residing primarily with the primary caregiver within 30 miles of the MUSC, and 5) adolescent and caregiver obtain PA clearance from a health care provider (see Protection of Human Subjects).

You may not qualify if…

• obesity secondary to medication use for another medical condition (e.g., steroids, antipsychotics);
• secondary to a chronic condition (e.g., Down syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Cushing's syndrome).
• Exclusion criteria that apply to both adolescents and caregivers are:
• pregnancy,
• thought disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or other psychosis), suicidal, or homicidal
• serious cognitive impairment (e.g., inability to complete questionnaires)

Where it is running

• Division of Global and Community Health — Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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