Overweight and/or Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
obesity, adolescent, nutrition, eating behavior
Brief summary
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
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDaily inhibitory control training
Children will first complete a short nutrition education then complete daily 10-minute inhibitroy control training each day for 10 minutes across 3 weeks
Sponsors
George Mason University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 14-17 years old * Have overweight or obesity (BMI-z≥85th percentile) * Have a smartphone * Can read and speak English * Interest in improving one's diet.
Exclusion criteria
* 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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Inhibitory control | 1 month | Go-No/Go Task with food cues |
| Eating self-regulation | 1 month | Self-Regulation of Eating Behaviour Questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Binge-eating symptoms | 1 month | Eating Pathology Symptom Inventory |
| Diet Quality | 1 month | Mini-EAT |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTTyler Mason, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORTyler Mason, PhD
George Mason University
Outcome results
None listed