Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01796340

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-21

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2014-10-31

Last updated

2015-10-15

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Conditions

Overweight, Obesity

Keywords

cue exposure, childhood, overeating, overweight, obese, treatment

Brief summary

The primary objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of two intensive two-session trainings, the conventional psycho-education and food cue exposure, on eating in the absence of hunger, binge eating and Body Mass Index (BMI) change in overweight/ obese children.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALFood cue exposure

Participants will be exposed to several kinds of their favorite food. The aim of this exposure is to increase the food cravings as much as possible.

BEHAVIORALPsycho-education

General information about nutrients, calories, exercise and the energy balance will be provided. In addition, psychological problems that accompany overweight will be discussed.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Being a patient in the Maastricht University Medical Center COACH unit for obese children and adolescents. * Overweight, according to the sex and age specific cut-off point for overweight in children, as defined by Cole and colleagues (2000). * Age: 12 - 18 years

Exclusion criteria

* Not being overweight (anymore, due to weight loss) * Not able to speak and/or write Dutch

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Binge eating	2 - 3 months	Self-reported binge eating
Eating in the absence of hunger	2 - 3 months	Self-reported & behaviourally measured eating in the absence of hunger

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Self-control and self-esteem	2 - 3 months	Self-reported self-control and self-esteem
BMI change	2 - 3 months	Body Mass Index change
Dietary restraint, and eating, weight and shape concerns	2 - 3 months	Self-reported dietary restraint, and eating, weight and shape concerns
Cue reactivity	2 - 3 months	Reactivity to food related cues, measured by food cravings and salivary responses

Other

Measure	Time frame
Self-reported expectation and evaluation of intervention	2 - 3 months

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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