Project TEACH: The Eating, Affect, and Cognitive Health Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Pediatric Obesity, Binge Eating

In brief

Specific aims are to: 1. Assess variability in performance on state-level measures of working memory (WM) delivered via Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). The investigators expect WM performance to vary over the course of a day across participants, and to be poorer and more variable among youth with overweight/obesity and loss of control (LOC) eating relative to overweight/obese and non-overweight controls. 2. Investigate the relationship between state WM and eating behavior. The investigators expect that poorer momentary WM will predict an increased likelihood of LOC eating as assessed via EMA, and greater energy intake and poorer dietary quality as assessed via dietary recall, across participants. The investigators expect these effects to be strongest among youth with concomitant overweight/obesity and LOC eating.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04121598

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

48

Starts

2019-06-14

Expected to finish

2021-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-10

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are between the ages of 10 and 17

You may not qualify if…

• Are currently taking any medications known to affect weight or appetite
• Report current or past medical or psychiatric conditions known to significantly affect eating or weight (e.g., diabetes, bulimia nervosa), with the exception of binge eating disorder
• Have an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in the borderline range or lower, or any condition affecting executive functioning (e.g., recent concussion, history of traumatic brain injury);
• Are unable to read or comprehend study materials
• Are receiving concurrent treatment for overweight/obesity

Where it is running

• Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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