Brief Inhibitory Training for Eating - Intervention
ConditionOverweight and/or Obesity
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age14-17
SponsorGeorge Mason University
About this trial
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
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
14-17 years old
Have overweight or obesity (BMI-z≥85th percentile)
Have a smartphone
Can read and speak English
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Daily inhibitory control training
BehavioralChildren will first complete a short nutrition education then complete daily 10-minute inhibitroy control training each day for 10 minutes across 3 weeks
Treatment groups
36 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Inhibitory control trainingExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Inhibitory control
Go-No/Go Task with food cues
Time frame
1 month2
Eating self-regulation
Self-Regulation of Eating Behaviour Questionnaire
Time frame
1 monthSecondary outcomes
1
Binge-eating symptoms
Eating Pathology Symptom Inventory
Time frame
1 month2
Diet Quality
Mini-EAT
Time frame
1 monthSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov