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NCT05350267Completed

Changing Health and Lifestyle Behaviors of Offspring Following Maternal Bariatric Surgery

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Nov 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is the Phase 2 pilot/feasibility randomized controlled trial of HALO (Health And Lifestyle Behaviors In Offspring), a parent-led behavioral intervention targeting a high-risk pediatric population (i.e., residing offspring ages 6-12; body mass index \> the 70th and \< 120% of the 95th percentiles of mothers with severe obesity) that is uniquely well-timed, when mothers are highly engaged in behavior change and losing weight during the first year following bariatric surgery.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35 (actual)
First submitted
22 Apr 2022
Start date
14 Mar 2022
Primary completion date
10 Mar 2025
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT05350267

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 35
  • From 14 Mar 2022 to the primary completion date, 10 Mar 2025
  • 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

  • Female caregiver is not pregnant at time of enrollment
  • Must not live \>75 miles from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Main Campus.
  • Child BMI is \> 120% of the 95th percentile

Who the study is looking for

  • Female caregivers with a biological child (either sex) aged 6-12 years
  • Caregiver is 3-12 months post undergoing a non-device based bariatric surgical procedure
  • Caregiver is able to read, write, and speak in English
  • Child has a BMI \> the 70th and \< 120% of the 95th percentile
  • Child not currently engaged in weight management (behavioral, pharmacologic)
  • Child has no chronic medical conditions or developmental disabilities
  • Child resides in her home \> 75% of the time
  • Child is willing to participate

Age in the registry: 6 years to - · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status

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