NCT07246603Recruiting
Virtual Housecalls: Redesigning Pediatric Primary Care Adolescent Obesity Treatment
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This pragmatic randomized clinical trial tests a novel intensive health behavior and lifestyle intervention, conducted via telehealth, to treat class I adolescent obesity in pediatric primary care. Results will inform scalable approaches that meet the recommended treatment dose and effectively treat obesity in this setting.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 500 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 Nov 2025
- Start date
- 25 Aug 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2029
- Lead sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07246603
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 500
- From 25 Aug 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2029
- 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
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- adolescent is participating in another weight loss program, has had or plans to undergo weight loss surgery
- adolescents taking anti-obesity medication are ineligible if they are not a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to study participation
Other illness
- the primary care provider or PI determines that the study is not clinically or medically appropriate (e.g., significant psychiatric, cognitive, physical or developmental conditions that would impair their ability to complete assessments, participate in study sessions, or conduct physical activity) based on screening at study onset
- adolescent has a chronic medical condition(s) and/or uses medication that substantially impacts or interferes with growth, appetite, weight or physical activity participation
Other
- conflicts that would inhibit the ability to participate in all aspects of the study as outlined in the study protocol
- family plans to move outside of the study area or plans to no longer be a patient at a participating clinic in the 12 month study period
- adolescent exhibits severe dietary restriction or compensatory behavior (e.g., vomiting, laxative abuse) based on screening at study onset and clinical interview by a study psychologist
- adolescent is currently pregnant/plans to become pregnant during study period
Criteria the registry did not label
- Adolescent Inclusion Criteria:
- English or Spanish-speaking
- 12-15 years of age
- Receiving care at a participating clinic
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥95% and \<120% of the 95%
- Access to a mobile device with a webcam that can receive texts
- Parent Inclusion Criteria:
- English or Spanish-speaking
- Primary legal guardian ≥18 years of age living with the adolescent
Age in the registry: 12 years to 15 years · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Healthy Lifestyles Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Henrico | United States | Recruiting |
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