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Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Child Obesity Treatment Using Community Health Workers

NCT06520657 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-01-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this small pilot study is to test the feasibility of combining a three-month intervention of working with a community health worker (CHW) to address social risk factors for patients prior to beginning a group weight management program for childhood obesity -- Promoting Health in Teens and Kids (PHIT Kids)

Conditions

  • Child Obesity
  • Social Determinants of Health

Interventions

OTHER

Community Health Worker

Participants are screened for social determinants of health and work with a community health worker for three months to connect them with community and government services to address their family's needs.

BEHAVIORAL

Child weight management intervention

This is a 12-week family-based behavioral group intervention to address childhood overweight and obesity.

OTHER

Standard of Care referral to resources

One-time referral to resources based on need that families can access independently either by providing electronic referral to or providing written contact information for a community resource.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Community Health Council of Wyandotte County

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helena Laroche, MD · Children's Mercy Kansas City

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-03
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2027-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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