Motivational Wellness Coaching to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Families and Kids
Integrated Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Childhood Obesity in a Large Health Maintenance Organization
Who can join
Ages 2 to 8 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
24 Eligible Intervention Clinics will provide motivational interview counseling and referrals to Wellness Coaching. Inclusion criteria: * Children age 2-8 years * Body mass index in the 85 percentile or higher Exclusion criteria: • Families that don't speak English or Spanish as a primary language
About the study
Primary care settings lack interventions to address the childhood obesity epidemic that are feasible and sustainable without requiring significant resources. The investigators propose to modify and test an intervention shown to lower children's body mass index(BMI) so that it is feasible, sustainable, and easily disseminated in a real-world clinical setting. If successful, the investigators will be able to provide recommendations to providers and health care systems that help prioritize future intervention strategies and research investments to reduce obesity in children that can be quickly translated into other settings and widely adopted after the study period, with the goal of halting and reversing the childhood obesity epidemic.
What is being tested
- Wellness Coaching for Families and Kids (behavioral)
Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente · Participants: 6,600 · Started: May 16, 2022
Contact the study team
- Kimberly J Holmquist, MPHc · Phone: 626-243-8604
- Jessica D Vallejo, MS · Phone: 626-564-3035
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05143697
Locations in the U.S.
| California | Kaiser Permanente Pasadena, Pasadena |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.