Building Healthy Families: A bigger test of a rural obesity program
Official title: Scaling up Building Healthy Families in Rural Areas and Small Towns
Run by University of Utah · NCT07404839 · Data updated 2026-11-12
We’re testing a ready-to-use, family-focused obesity program in rural and small-town communities to see if adding collaborative learning helps reach more families and improve results.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 5 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 150 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Utah Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | November 1, 2025 |
| Main results expected | January 1, 2030 |
| Study ends | June 30, 2030 |
| Registry record updated | June 10, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07404839 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are rural, micropolitan, or low-resource communities willing to implement the BHF program and participate in a randomized comparison.
✕Probably not a fit
Communities unwilling to be randomized or to implement the program may not benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This community-level trial compares two versions of the Building Healthy Families (BHF) program: a packaged online training and resource set alone, versus the same package plus a systems-based learning collaborative. The aim is to measure reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) in rural and micropolitan areas. Communities will be randomized to one of the two conditions, after submitting an intent to participate. The study builds on prior pilot data showing feasibility of delivery in rural settings with developer and peer-learning support.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could expand access to evidence-based childhood obesity care in rural areas.
How similar studies have gone: Earlier pilots showed that a packaged program plus learning opportunities can be delivered effectively in rural communities.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Communities must respond to a call for proposals by submitting a letter of intent and a brief narrative describing the local need for BHF and readiness for implementation. Community eligibility for this trial includes: * Any community is eligible to apply for the competitive BHF RFA process; * BHF RFA scoring prioritizes community narratives that meet the following criteria: (1)Childhood obesity prevention and treatment are a priority health concern; (2) Communities and community-based organizations located in rural, frontier, or micropolitan areas, and/or that provide services to families from these areas; (3) Communities and community-based organizations that provide services or reach families in other low-resource contexts, such as areas with limited access to evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention/treatment interventions. * The community is willing to be randomized to either study condition. * The community is willing to form a Community Implementation Team (CIT) to implement BHF. Eligibility for Community Implementation Teams (CIT) includes: * Adults, age 18 years or older * Employed by or affiliated with the community-based organizations that applied and were selected through the bundled adoption strategy (i.e., LOI/RFA) process. BHF Program Family Eligibility: * Must have at least one child between the ages of 5 and 13 years with a BMI at or above the 85th percentile; * One parent or caregiver must agree to attend BHF sessions with the child.
Where it's running
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Jennie Hill, PhD — University of Utah
- Study coordinator: BHF Program Coordinator
- Email: bhf@nebraska.edu
- Phone: 308.520.7580
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.