NCT05437406Active, not recruiting
Family, Responsibility, Education, Support, and Health for Latino Caregivers (FRESH-LC)
Caregivers as the Agent of Change for Childhood Obesity and Chronic Disease Risk Among Latino Families
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The objective of this proposed study is to collect initial efficacy data on a telehealth family-based behavioral program for Latino children with overweight or obesity, which also includes additional caregiver support (PBT-AC), compared with health education (HE).
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 167 (actual)
- First submitted
- 14 Jun 2022
- Start date
- 8 Sept 2022
- Primary completion date
- Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05437406
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 167
- From 8 Sept 2022 to the primary completion date, Oct 2026
- 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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Prior treatment
- Parent has had bariatric surgery less than 6 months ago and/or is not yet eating solid food post-surgery, or is planning to have a bariatric surgery over the course of study participation (18 months)
- Parent or child are taking weight loss medications
Other illness
- Child diagnosis of a serious chronic physical disease (e.g., cystic fibrosis, type 1 diabetes) for which physician supervision of diet and/or exercise is needed
- Child with a severe behavioral or psychiatric disorder that would interfere with treatment (e.g., conduct disorder, severe depression, significant autism spectrum disorder)
- Acute parent or caregiver psychiatric disorder (e.g., acute suicidality; recent hospitalization; psychosis, bipolar, borderline personality disorder, moderate or severe alcohol or substance use disorder) that could interfere with treatment
- Parent or child are taking insulin for Type II Diabetes
Other
- Inability to participate in physical activity due to significant disability
- First degree relative or someone in the household with anorexia or bulimia
- Parent is pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant during the duration of the study
Who the study is looking for
- A child with overweight/obesity (85% BMI and above for age) aged 5 to 12 years
- Primary parent who is responsible for food preparation willing to participate and complete all assessments
- At least one other caregiver who is over 18 years of age (parent, grandparent, other close family member, friend or child care provider) who is willing to commit to attending at least 50% of all treatment visits
- Parent and caregiver can read Spanish or English at a minimum of a 5th grade level, and willing to participate in a group setting in Spanish or English together
- Parent and Child is on a stable medication regimen (minimum of 3 months) for anything that could impact weight.
- Parent and caregiver have access to a device that can facilitate zoom meetings. If the parent and caregiver do not have access to a device, the family will be provided with such.
- Family must plan to remain in the San Diego or surrounding areas within the time frame of the study
- One of the parent or caregivers identifies as Hispanic/Latino
Age in the registry: 5 years to 12 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Jolla | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Design of the FRESH-LC study: Caregivers as the agent of change for childhood obesity and chronic disease risk among Latino families.Contemp Clin Trials · 2026 · PMID 41412474
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