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Healthy Juntos Pilot Study

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sara M St George, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Miami
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 2 months
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing a digital program that can be used on a website or mobile app. It aims to help Hispanic parents and their teenage children become more active and eat healthier. The program offers exercises, meal plans, and tips to improve physical activity and diet.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obesity
  • Healthy Eating
  • Motor Skills
  • Sedentary Lifestyle

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 2 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change in Adolescent Sedentary Behavior
Change in Adolescents Dietary Intake (Sugar)
Change in Adolescents Dietary Intake (i.e., Fruits/Vegetables)
+1 more
Secondary study objectives
Change Parent Sedentary Behavior
Change in Parent Physical Activity.
Change in Parents Dietary Intake (Sugar)
+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Healthy Juntos Intervention ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Parent-adolescent dyads randomized to the Healthy Juntos intervention condition will access a program that includes didactic, behavioral, and positive parenting content from their smartphones for 8 weeks.
Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
This group will receive a digital standard of care - a list of publicly available lifestyle apps and websites which they may access at their discretion.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Healthy Juntos
2021
N/A
~100

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of MiamiLead Sponsor
955 Previous Clinical Trials
428,753 Total Patients Enrolled
22 Trials studying Obesity
8,896 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)NIH
3,943 Previous Clinical Trials
47,797,793 Total Patients Enrolled
255 Trials studying Obesity
211,576 Patients Enrolled for Obesity
Sara M St George, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Miami
~24 spots leftby Dec 2025