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
Qualifiers
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
Treatments tested in this trial
- Daily inhibitory control training
Treatment groups
36 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupLocations
1George Mason University22030, FairfaxVirginia, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
George Mason University
Lead sponsor
Source ClinicalTrials.gov