NCT05544708Completed
Using Grassroots Wellness Coaching to Enhance Reach and Sustainability of Behavioral Weight Management
Using Grassroots Wellness Coaching to Enhance Reach and Sustainability of Behavioral Weight Management-Phase I
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
African American adults that live in economically disadvantaged areas are at an increased risk for obesity and cardiometabolic disease. The program being tested in this research study aims to address these factors and increase outcomes for the study population. The purpose of this research study is to find out about the feasibility and acceptability of using house chats (HC) as a model for delivering a weight-management program in a real-world, community-based setting.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 43 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Sept 2022
- Start date
- 1 May 2023
- Primary completion date
- 30 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05544708
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 43
- From 1 May 2023 to the primary completion date, 30 May 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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Prior treatment
- Current involvement in a weight loss program or current use of weight loss medication.
Other illness
- A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Currently being treated for cancer.
- Hospitalization for depression or other psychiatric disorder within the past 12 months.
- Lifetime history of bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder.
Lab values
- Medical conditions that may increase risk for participating in unsupervised exercise, if medical clearance is not provided
Other
- Currently pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant within the study period.
- Inability to speak, read and write English.
- Planning to move from the Petersburg area within the study period.
- Does not have sufficient numbers of individuals in their social network from which to recruit for the proposed study.
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18 and older
- Resident of Petersburg, VA
- Interested in engaging community members in healthy lifestyle changes (e.g., walking, small changes to eating) and willing to engage in these behaviors her/himself
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Richmond | United States | Unknown status |
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