FAMily-centered WEight Loss for Black Adults (FAM WEL B-ing) Study

This study, called FAM WEL B-ing, is looking for Black adults who want to lose weight and have a family member or partner who also wants to join and supports their weight loss goals. The study is testing different combinations of family skills training, like how many sessions there are (5 or 10), if they are in-person or online, and if they focus on communication or family togetherness. The main goal is to find out which combination of these family components, along with a standard weight loss program, works best for Black adults. Researchers will measure changes in body weight over 6 months to see what is most successful. The study is currently recruiting 256 participants.

Study design: This interventional study is designed to compare 16 different combinations of family skills training components. It aims to enroll 256 participants.
What's involved: You would participate in a 6-month behavioral weight loss program, attending in-person group sessions and family sessions. You would also track your weight, what you eat, and your physical activity.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: Your body weight will be measured at the beginning of the study and again after 6 months.

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FAMily-centered WEight Loss for Black Adults (FAM WEL B-ing)

Recruiting

NAAges 18–75InterventionalTreatment

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

~256 participants

Updated 2025-08-29 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:Family Skills Training Session Quantity: 5Family Skills Training Session Mode: In-personFamily Skills Training Content: CommunicationFamily Skills Training Content: CohesionFamily Skills Training Session Quantity: 10Family Skills Training Session Mode: Online

At a glance

Recruiting sites

1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Change in Body weight

Measured over baseline and 6 months

Conditions

Obesity and Overweight

Diabetes Mellitus

Weight Loss

Behavior Change

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states

North Carolina1

Study leadership

Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD, MS, RD, LDN · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Who to contact

Carmen Samuel-Hodge

[email protected]

919-966-0360

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

self-identified as Black or African American (Index participant)

BMI equal to greater than 30 kg/m\^2 (Index); BMI equal to greater than 27.5 kg/m\^2 (family partner)

have a partner/family member willing to enroll in the study and must share a mutual goal of achieving weight loss

English speaking

ages 18-75

any gender

have access to and be able to use a smartphone, tablet, or computer that has web-access (this is required for data collection and some program components being tested)

Exclusion

participation in an intensive weight loss program (more than 12 visits) in the prior 6 months

type 1 diabetes

significant psychiatric illness, defined as depression or other major psychiatric illness not considered reasonably managed by counseling, medication, or both

had bariatric surgery (surgery for weight loss) in the last 2 years or considering bariatric surgery in the next 6 months

using or planning to start medications intentionally for weight loss

are pregnant or planning to get pregnant in the next 6 months

are breastfeeding and less than 2 months postpartum

alcohol or substance abuse, defined as alcohol or substance use that interferes with work activities and/or has had a major negative impact on family/social function, the latter defined as more than 2 episodes per month.

malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer, unless considered cured \> 5 years ago. Exceptions include 1) men with localized prostate cancer (treated with usual modalities or managed with "active surveillance"), and 2) postmenopausal women receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy (e.g., aromatase inhibitor) for non-metastatic, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

self-report of advanced kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 mL/min)

What this trial measures

Change in Body weightbaseline and 6 months
Body weight (kg) expressed as a continuous variable will be collected on a digital scale.

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