Family-centered weight loss program for Black adults with overweight or obesity
Compares different family skills training combinations alongside a weight loss program in Black adults.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: FAMily-centered WEight Loss for Black Adults (FAM WEL B-ing)
Key facts
- Where
- Chapel Hill, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT06724406, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Trial code
- NCT06724406
- Record updated
- 29 September 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the best combination of family components that yields optimal weight loss among Black adults. The main question it aims to answer is:Read full original descriptionShow less
FAMily-centered WEight Loss for Black Adults (FAM WEL B-ing): Optimization and Evaluation Using Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) and Social Network Analysis (SNA)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the best combination of family components that yields optimal weight loss among Black adults. The main question it aims to answer is:
What combination of four family components in combination with a standard behavioral weight loss program yields optimal weight loss among Black adults? Researchers will compare different combinations of family skills components (communication content, cohesion content, number of sessions, and mode of delivery) to see the best weight loss.
Participants will:
* Participate in a 6-month behavioral weight loss intervention * Attend core weight loss in-person group sessions, and dyad based family sessions * Keep track of weight, dietary intake and physical activity
Inclusion: self-identified as Black or African American (Index participant); BMI equal to greater than 30 kg/m\^2 (Index); BMI equal to greater than 27.5 kg/m\^2 (family partner); have a partner/family member willing to enroll in the study and must share a mutual goal of achieving weight loss; English speaking; ages 18-75; any gender; have access to and be able to use a smartphone, tablet, or computer that has web-access (this is required for data collection and some program components being tested); able to make changes to the food you eat.
Exclusion: participation in an intensive weight loss program (more than 12 visits) in the prior 12 months; had bariatric surgery (surgery for weight loss) in the last 2 years or considering bariatric surgery in the next 8-9 months; using or in the prior 3 months taking prescription weight loss medications, or planning to start medications intentionally for weight loss; malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, unless considered cured > 5 years ago. Exceptions include 1) men with localized prostate cancer (treated with usual modalities or managed with "active surveillance"), and 2) postmenopausal women receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy (e.g., aromatase inhibitor) for non-metastatic, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer; type 1 diabetes; significant psychiatric illness, defined as depression or other major psychiatric illness not considered reasonably managed by counseling, medication, or both; self-report of advanced kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 30 mL/min); planning to move out of the area with the next 8-9 months; lost more than 20 pounds of body weight in last 6 months; are pregnant or planning to get pregnant in the next 8-9 months; are breastfeeding an infant less than 3 months old; alcohol or substance abuse, defined as alcohol or substance use that interferes with work activities and/or has had a major negative impact on family/social function, the latter defined as more than 2 episodes per month.