🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2024-06-27

Impact of a Playful Family Education Strategy With ICT on Childhood Obesity Prevention (NCT06486493)

Effectiveness of a Family Playful / Ludic Educational Strategy Reinforced With the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Prevention and Reduction of Childhood Obesity

🟡 Not Yet Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 📋 Clinical Research Protocol Sponsor: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The goal of this non-randomized clinical controlled trial is to evaluate the impact of a playful family education strategy reinforced by the use of communication technologies in childhood obesity. The main questions to answer are: * Does a technogical reinforced ludical family strategy might reduce overweight and childhood obesity prevalence and incidence reduction? * Can digital reinforcement might decrease body weight, BMI, body fat mass and waist circumference in overweight or obese children? * Does dietary habits might be improved by a technologically reinforced playful family workshop? Researchers will compare an obesity childhood digital reinforced group to an overweight control overweight group, an overweight workshop group and a childhood obesity control group to see if technological reinforcement works to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Unidad de Investigación Médica en Bioquímica, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda", Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social — Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc

Age range: 9 Years to 12 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Conventional treatment (OTHER)
  • Playful Family Education Strategy (OTHER)
  • Reinforced Playful Family Education Strategy (OTHER)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Unidad de Investigación Médica en Bioquímica, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda", Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social — Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: +52 5532318563

Email: drjjperalta@gmail.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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