Healthy Juntos Pilot Study

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen bySara M St George, PhD

Age: Any Age

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: University of Miami

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

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.

Research Team

Sara M St George, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Miami

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

The person taking care of you identifies as Hispanic and you are a teenager, whether male or female.

You do not eat enough fruits and vegetables, which is a sign of poor overall diet quality.

The teenager doesn't eat enough fruits and vegetables, which is a sign of poor overall diet.

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Exclusion Criteria

Adolescent's body mass index for age and gender is ≥ 95th percentile ("obese" range)

You have a long-term medical condition like type 2 diabetes that requires significant lifestyle changes.

You or your child has a medical or mental health condition and is taking medication that would make it difficult to change your physical activity or diet. For example, if your child has ADHD and is taking stimulant medication.

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Treatment Details

Interventions

Healthy Juntos (Behavioral Intervention)

Participant Groups

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.