Clinical Trial: Improving Health Among Disadvantaged Girls to Slow Pubertal Onset and Reduce Long-term Health Risks

U.S., March 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07460544) titled 'Improving Health Among Disadvantaged Girls to Slow Pubertal Onset and Reduce Long-term Health Risks' on March 03.

Brief Summary: This study is testing whether improving health in girls during the prepubertal period may slow the onset of puberty. This study will focus on prepubertal girls who have a high weight status (at or above the 85th percentile for body mass index). Half of the girls who join the study will participate in a treatment program to reduce weight and improve lifestyle behaviors, and half of the girls will participate in a control condition. The frequency of pubertal onset will be compared across the groups. This re...