About this trial

The current study is a multilevel factorial design RCT with interventions at the clinic (Healthy Clinic intervention period vs. Control period) and individual patient levels (iAmHealthy vs. Newsletter).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Child is ages 6-11 years at consent

Child BMI %ile is ≥85th

Child lives in a rural area

Child/family speaks English or Spanish

Disqualifiers

Child has a physical limitation or injury that substantially limits physical mobility or has a planned medical treatment during the course of the trial that will substantially limit physical mobility

Child has a known medical issue that could affect protocol compliance (e.g., cancer)

Child and/or primary caregiver has a developmental delay or cognitive impairment that could affect protocol compliance

Child is enrolled in a weight-loss trial

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Participants: iAmHealthy
  • Participants: Newsletter

Treatment groups

1,024 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

4
University of Kansas Medical Center66160, Kansas CityKansas, United States
University of Nebraska Medical Center68198, OmahaNebraska, United States
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center73104, Oklahoma CityOklahoma, United States
Medical University of South Carolina29425, CharlestonSouth Carolina, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Kansas Medical Center

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Collaborator