NCT04252677Completed
Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors
Health Literacy as a Vehicle to Reduce Obesogenic Behaviors Among Adolescents: A Pilot Intervention
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden. Researchers have argued that health literacy is a precursor to health knowledge and is necessary for translating knowledge about healthy choices into behavior, with low health literacy being associated with reduced preventive health behaviors in adults. Given the lack of health literacy-specific interventions addressing adolescents' obesogenic behaviors, the purpose of this study is to examine the preliminary effectiveness of adding a health literacy module to an obesity prevention intervention that addresses adolescents' obesogenic behaviors.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 36 (actual)
- First submitted
- 16 Jan 2020
- Start date
- 16 Nov 2022
- Primary completion date
- 30 Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT04252677
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 36
- From 16 Nov 2022 to the primary completion date, 30 Dec 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Medical conditions preventing engagement in physical activity
- Medical conditions resulting in extremely restricted diets (e.g., ketogenic diet)
Age
- Adolescents younger than 13 years or older than 16 years at time of enrollment
Other
- No parental consent
- Already participating in an intervention related to healthy eating, physical activity and/or obesity prevention or treatment
Who the study is looking for
- Adolescents 13-16 years old at time of enrollment (may turn age 17 during the study
- Must have parental consent
- All weight classifications
Age in the registry: 13 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
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