Digital Wellness Nurse - FIT Families: Virtual Family Intervention for Adolescent Obesity

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Conditions studied: Obese Children and Adolescents

In brief

The purpose of the research is to evaluate the digital wellness nurse (DWN) app to find out if it is helpful in delivering the FIT Families intervention. The study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07087808

Run by

Machine and Human Interaction

People needed

32

Starts

2025-06-20

Expected to finish

2025-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-28

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adolescents (ages 12-17)
• Adolescent BMI ≥ 90th percentile for age and gender
• Primary caregiver 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 in a rural community (RUCA Codes 4-10)
• Both caregiver and adolescent must have (separate) Android or Apple (iOS) smartphone with mobile internet connection
• Adolescent and caregiver are English proficient
• Supporters must be 18 years of age or older

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion criteria for youth only:
• Obesity secondary to medication use for another medical condition (e.g., steroids, antipsychotics)
• Obesity secondary to a chronic condition (e.g., Down syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Cushing's syndrome)
• Exclusion criteria that apply to both adolescents and caregivers:
• Pregnancy (e.g., caregivers and youth will be asked each week if they expect if they are pregnant)
• Mental/emotional disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or other psychosis), suicidal, or homicidal
• Serious cognitive impairment (e.g., inability to complete questionnaires)
• Medical condition where weight loss is contraindicated
• Receiving or planned to receive other obesity treatments (e.g., pharmacologic treatment, bariatric surgery) within the next 6 months

Where it is running

• MUSC - Division of Global and Community Health — Charleston, South Carolina, United States (enrolling)

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