Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras- Northern Colorado

Launched by COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · Feb 6, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The Health Without Barriers/Salud Sin Barreras trial is designed to help young people and their families in Northern Colorado who are at risk for health issues like obesity and type 2 diabetes. This program offers a whole-family approach to improving health behaviors and lifestyles. It is particularly focused on making sure that these health improvement strategies are accessible and culturally relevant for the families involved. The trial aims to understand how well this program works and how acceptable it is for families, especially adolescents aged 11 to 19, who live in Larimer County, Weld County, or nearby areas.

To participate, adolescents must be between 11 and 19 years old, and their parents or guardians need to be 18 or older. Families need to be willing to engage in the program together. Participants can expect to take part in activities that promote healthier lifestyles, and the program will be evaluated to see how it impacts their health over time. It’s important to note that certain medical or psychological conditions may prevent some individuals from participating to ensure everyone’s safety and benefit from the program. This trial is currently recruiting participants, so if you meet the criteria and are interested, it could be a great opportunity for your family!

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adolescent subjects
• • Between the ages 11-19 years old
• • Reside in Larimer County, Weld County, or the surrounding areas.
• Parent/guardian subjects:
• • 18 years old or older
• • Are parents/guardians of an adolescent between the ages of 11-19
• • Reside in Larimer County, Weld County, or the surrounding areas
• • Facilitators subjects
• • 18 years old or older
• • Reside in Larimer County, Weld County, or the surrounding areas
• • Are planning to or have facilitated HWB
• • Exclusion Criteria
• • Adolescents subjects will not take part in the research activities if they have a medical and/or psychological/behavioral condition that, in the opinion of the Colorado State University/Extension program team, could interfere with safety for themselves or others or interfere with the capability of the participant or other participants to potentially benefit from the program (e.g., severe emotional-behavioral disturbance, inability to follow facilitator directions).
• • Parents/guardians will not take part in the research activities if they have a medical and/or psychological/behavioral condition that, in the opinion of the Colorado State University/Extension program team, could interfere with safety for themselves or others or interfere with the capability of their family or other participating families to potentially benefit from the program (e.g., using drugs or alcohol or under the use of drugs/alcohol during program sessions, aggressive or inappropriate behavior toward other participants).
• • There is no exclusion for facilitator subjects.