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The LEADS Trial: Exercise and Stress Management for African American Adolescents

This study, called The LEADS Trial, is looking at how a family-based program can help African American adolescents who are overweight or obese increase their physical activity. The program, called "Linking Exercise for Advancing Daily Stress (LEADS) Management," helps families deal with stress, which researchers believe can make it harder for teens to be active. Another group will receive health education. The study wants to see if the LEADS program helps teens be more physically active each day. To join, you need to be an African American or Black adolescent between 11 and 16 years old, have a BMI (Body Mass Index) at or above the 70th percentile, have a parent or caregiver participate, not be in another structured physical activity or weight loss program, and have internet access at home. The study plans to enroll 330 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study comparing the LEADS Management intervention to a health education group. It plans to enroll 330 participants.
What's involved
Participants will attend group sessions for 10 weeks. Your daily minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity will be measured at the start, after the 10-week sessions, and again 6 months later.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the 10-week group sessions.

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NCT07176234

The LEADS Trial (Linking Exericise for Advancing Daily Stress Management)

Enrolling by Invitation
NAAges 11–16InterventionalTreatment
University of South Carolina
~330 participants
Updated 2026-06-09 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:TreatmentHealth Education

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
daily minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity
Measured over baseline, post-10 week group session, 6-month follow-up

Conditions

Physical Activity
Childhood Obesity

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Obesity

Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
South Carolina2

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

adolescent BMI greater than or equal 70th percentile;
self-identified African American or Black adolescents 11-16 years;
at least one parent/caregiver participating;
not currently in a structured physical activity, weight loss program or stress management program
access to the internet in his/her home.

Exclusion

having limitations that would prevent physical activity, and for caregivers,
criteria will include having a cardiovascular or orthopedic condition that would limit physical activity
uncontrolled blood pressure.

What this trial measures

  • daily minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activitybaseline, post-10 week group session, 6-month follow-up

    7-day accelerometer estimates using actigraph