Brief Inhibitory Training for Eating - Intervention
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Daily inhibitory control training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Overweight and/or Obesity. Basic parameters: 14 years — 17 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Inhibitory Control Training for Adolescents
Overview
The purpose of this study is to conduct a proof-of-concept intervention of daily inhibitory control (IC) training. Aim 1 is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and barriers of an IC training EMI in adolescents' daily life. Aim 2 is to evaluate the efficacy of IC training for modifying the hypothesized intervention mechanism: food-related IC and eating regulation. In the study, participants will: Complete questionnaires and cognitive tasks Receive a short nutrition education Complete three weeks of daily brain games on your phone
Interventions
- Behavioral Daily inhibitory control training
Children will first complete a short nutrition education then complete daily 10-minute inhibitroy control training each day for 10 minutes across 3 weeks
Primary outcome measures
- Inhibitory control [Time frame: 1 month]
- Eating self-regulation [Time frame: 1 month]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Binge-eating symptoms [Time frame: 1 month]
- Diet Quality [Time frame: 1 month]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 14-17 years old
- Have overweight or obesity (BMI-z≥85th percentile)
- Have a smartphone
- Can read and speak English
- Interest in improving one's diet.
Exclusion criteria
- Not currently in eating disorder or weight loss treatment or receiving pharmacological/surgical treatment for obesity in the past four weeks
- Not meeting criteria for atypical anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- George Mason University — Fairfax
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07592728 · STUDY00001112