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Family-Based Weight Wellness Treatment for Teens

This study is testing a family-based program to help teenagers manage their weight. It combines three main parts: Shared Medical Appointments (group visits with doctors, dietitians, and other health professionals), Medically Tailored Groceries (customized food delivered to your family for 12 months), and Culinary Medicine classes (hands-on cooking and nutrition education for 6 months). The goal is to see if these interventions can help improve a teenager's BMI z-score (a measure of body mass index relative to age and sex) over 12 months. This study is for teens aged 12-17 who have a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for their age and sex, and are active patients at Tufts Medical Center. The study plans to enroll 60 families, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive specific treatments. It plans to enroll 60 participants.
What's involved
Families will attend monthly 60-90-minute group visits, receive 12 months of customized groceries, and participate in six cooking classes.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for changes in BMI z-score from baseline to 12 months.

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NCT07717658

Family-Based Weight Wellness Treatment Through Food is Medicine and Group Medical Visits in Pediatric and Adult Primary Care

Recruiting
NAAges 12–17InterventionalTreatment
Tufts University
~60 participants
Updated 2026-07-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Culinary medicine classesMedically Tailored GroceriesShared Medical Appointments

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in BMI z-score
Measured over Baseline to 12 months

Conditions

Obesity & Overweight
Weight Management

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts2

Who to contact

Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen, PhD
[email protected]
(469) 240-9112‬
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Child aged 12-17 years at time of enrollment (inclusive)
BMI ≥ 95% for age and sex based on CDC growth charts
Comfortable speaking and reading English (due to limitations in intervention materials and qualitative data collection tools)
Child is an active patient at Tufts Medical Center
Child can provide assent, Willing and able to participate in the 18-month study, including attendance at scheduled in-person or telehealth sessions
Access to a device with internet capability (e.g., computer, tablet, or smartphone) to engage with online intervention
Age 18+ at time of enrollment
Primary caregiver is the legal guardian of the child
Comfortable speaking and reading English (due to limitations in intervention materials and qualitative data collection tools)
Can provide consent, Willing and able to participate in the 12-month study, including attendance at scheduled in-person or telehealth sessions
Access to a device with internet capability (e.g., computer, tablet, or smartphone) to engage with online intervention components.

Exclusion

Participation is medically or developmentally inappropriate, including but not limited to: Severe intellectual disability or cognitive impairment preventing meaningful participation, Active eating disorder diagnosis or concerning disordered eating behaviors, Severe physical limitations or mobility impairments that would limit participation in lifestyle activities, Active unmanaged psychiatric condition (e.g., acute suicidality or psychosis) that may interfere with participation or consent
Planned bariatric surgery or other weight loss procedures during the 12-month study period
Child is currently pregnant or plans to become so in the next 12 months
Plans to relocate or transfer care away from the participating clinic during the 12-month study period
Concurrent participation in another weight management clinical trial that could confound results or interfere with study activities
Parent is unwilling or unable to participate in the study
Child is a parent (has their own child), is in the armed forces, or lives independently and manages their own affairs (emancipated)
Child is a foster child, in state custody, or has an open DCF case pending as identified in the electronic medical record or disclosed verbally by child or guardian.
Severe intellectual disability or cognitive impairment preventing meaningful participation
Plans to relocate or transfer care away from the participating clinic during the 12-month study period
Unwilling or unable to participate in the study.

What this trial measures

  • Change in BMI z-scoreBaseline to 12 months

    Measured using standardized CDC growth charts, obtained from EMR-recorded height and weight at in-person visits. Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2)