BasketballRx: Game Changing Health

Summary

The goal of this study is to learn if BasketballRx, a basketball and health program, works well for children and teens who are overweight or have obesity. The study will also look at whether the program helps children build healthy habits, improve their health, and feel better.

The main questions the BasketballRx clinical trial aims to answer are:

1. Is the BasketballRx program easy for children and families to take part in and complete?
2. Do children show changes in their healthy habits, physical health, or emotional well-being after completing the program?

Participants will:

* Attend 6 BasketballRx sessions over 2 months
* Take part in health lessons and basketball activities
* Learn about healthy eating, exercise, sleep, and ways to manage stress
* Have their height, weight, waist size, blood pressure, and heart rate checked
* Answer questions about how they feel and their healthy habits

Conditions

• Pediatric Obesity
• Pediatric Overweight
• Anxiety
• Depression Disorders
• Childhood Obesity
• Childhood Overweight
• Mental Health
• Adolescent Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

BasketballRx

BasketballRx is a youth health and wellness program that combines interactive health education with structured basketball activities. The program teaches healthy habits related to nutrition, hydration, sleep, physical activity, mindfulness, and stress management while providing age-appropriate basketball activities that promote physical activity and teamwork. Participants complete six sessions over approximately two months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Penn State Health

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Aetna, Inc.

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Harrisburg Area YMCA - Camp Curtin Branch

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sarah I Ramirez, MD · Penn State College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Max Age

15 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-03-03

Primary Completion

2026-08-29

Completion

2026-08-29

Countries

• United States

Study Locations