NCT06520657

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

Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Child Obesity Treatment Using Community Health Workers: the Role of Parental Bandwidth in Treatment Effectiveness

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-03
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2027-01-01
• First posted: 2024-07-25
• Last updated: 2026-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States