Short Mindset Activities Added to a Weight Program for Children With Obesity
Tests brief mindset activities added to a group weight program for children with obesity.
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Registry title: Stanford Healthy Goals Study
Key facts
- Where
- Stanford, 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 10 and 15 years old?
Source: NCT07839832, who can take part
Where in United States
- Stanford UniversityStanford, 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
- Stanford University
- Trial code
- NCT07839832
- Record updated
- 28 September 2026
- Original description
Past modest, transient and highly variable outcomes from many behavioral treatments for pediatric obesity may be, in part, because of the psychological barriers children with obesity face when trying to control their weight. The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether adding two innovative, brief, social psychological activities (termed "wise" interventions) to a high quality, family-based, group behavioral weight control program, will produce better outcomes among participating children with obesity.Read full original descriptionShow less
Wise Social Psychological Interventions to Improve Outcomes of Behavioral Weight Control in Children With Obesity
Past modest, transient and highly variable outcomes from many behavioral treatments for pediatric obesity may be, in part, because of the psychological barriers children with obesity face when trying to control their weight. The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether adding two innovative, brief, social psychological activities (termed "wise" interventions) to a high quality, family-based, group behavioral weight control program, will produce better outcomes among participating children with obesity.
The primary hypothesis is that children who receive the family-based, group, behavioral weight control program plus the wise social psychological interventions will have significantly less body mass index growth over 12 months than children who receive the family-based, group, behavioral weight control program plus additional educational content.
Participants will be asked to do participate in the six month treatment program and complete measurements at the beginning of the study, after 3 months, after 6 months (the end of the behavioral treatment program), and after 12 months (6 months after completing the behavioral treatment program).
This study has the potential to substantially improve the outcomes of pediatric weight control treatments and significantly reduce concurrent and future health, psychological and social harms from childhood obesity.
Inclusion: 10-15 year old children; Obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BMI reference) on the date of randomization; Child and at least one parent/guardian must agree to participate.
Exclusion: Medications affecting growth; Medical conditions affecting growth; Conditions limiting participation in the interventions; Conditions limiting participation in the assessments; Unable to read, understand or complete informed consent in English or Spanish; Other exclusion as deemed by the investigators.