The Protective Effect of Friendship on Peer Rejection in Overweight and Normal Weight Youth

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01324661

Enrollment

104

Registered

2011-03-29

Start date

2009-12-31

Completion date

2010-08-31

Last updated

2011-09-30

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Conditions

Control, Social Exclusion

Brief summary

This study examines youth's motivation for food or social rewards after a brief episode of simulated ostracism. The investigators hypothesize that youth who think about a friend after being ostracized will mediate their decision to resort to food, which is typically evidenced in socially isolated overweight youth.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALOstracism

Participants would received the ball of a computerized ball-tossing game once or twice in the beginning and then never again for the duration of the game.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 14 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* General liking for all study foods

Exclusion criteria

* Food allergies * Medical or Psychological disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Amount of food consumed after playing a computer game	Measured once during this 3-6 month study	Participants' food consumption after playing a computer game is measured at the end of the study session
The number of points earned for a snack food or social interaction.	Measured once during this 3-6 month study	Participants' motivation to earn a reward is measured by the number of mouse clicks participants completed to obtain the reward.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026