Status:
COMPLETED
Problematic Decision-Making and Adolescent Weight Loss
Lead Sponsor:
Drexel University
Conditions:
Overweight Adolescents
Overweight or Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the associations between baseline decision-making processes, engagement in problematic dietary practices, and post-intervention weight loss outcomes among adolescents. Results fro...
Detailed Description
Adolescent overweight and obesity (AOB; i.e., a body mass index (BMI) greater than 85th percentile for age, height, and gender) affects 34.5% of adolescents. Over 80% of obese adolescents will become ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Are between 14 and 18 years of age
- Have a BMI between the 85th and 99th percentiles for sex and age as determined by the CDC growth charts
- Are currently living at home with a parent or guardian
- Have at least one parent or guardian who is willing to participate in the study
- Are willing to complete baseline assessment tasks
- Have a smartphone, are willing to download an app to track food intake and complete surveys on the phone for two seven-day periods throughout the course of the study, and are willing to wear a fitness tracker during these same two week-long periods
- Are located in the US and wiling/able to participate in remote intervention and assessments
Exclusion
- Acute suicide risk
- Inability to engage in physical activity (defined as walking two city blocks without stopping)
- Have diabetes or a history of bariatric surgery
- Current medical or psychiatric condition that may pose a risk to the participant during intervention, cause a change in weight, or limit ability to comply with the program (i.e., bulimia nervosa, substance abuse disorder, psychosis, bipolar I disorder, and/or any condition prohibiting physical activity)
- Are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 2 years
- Recently began or changed the dose of a medication that can cause significant change in weight
- Have experienced weight loss ≥ 5% in the previous 6 months
- Are planning to begin in the next 16 months, or are currently participating in, another weight loss treatment or psychotherapy for binge eating and/or weight loss
- Are engaging in compensatory vomiting, other severe compensatory behaviors, or more than 12 of any compensatory behaviors in the previous 3 months
- Are currently taking medication (e.g., Contrave, Alli, etc.) which is specifically intended for weight loss
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 3 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
63 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04848532
Start Date
February 3 2021
End Date
April 30 2025
Last Update
June 13 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19103