Problematic Decision-Making and Adolescent Weight Loss

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Overweight Adolescents, Overweight or Obesity, Impulsive Behavior, Overeating

In brief

This study evaluates the associations between baseline decision-making processes, engagement in problematic dietary practices, and post-intervention weight loss outcomes among adolescents. Results from the study will provide specific direction for what components should comprise future decision-making interventions for adolescents with overweight/obesity.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04848532

Run by

Drexel University

People needed

63

Starts

2021-02-03

Expected to finish

2025-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-06-13

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are between 14 and 18 years of age
• Have a BMI between the 85th and 99th percentiles for sex and age as determined by the CDC growth charts
• Are currently living at home with a parent or guardian
• Have at least one parent or guardian who is willing to participate in the study
• Are willing to complete baseline assessment tasks
• Have a smartphone, are willing to download an app to track food intake and complete surveys on the phone for two seven-day periods throughout the course of the study, and are willing to wear a fitness tracker during these same two week-long periods
• Are located in the US and wiling/able to participate in remote intervention and assessments

You may not qualify if…

• Acute suicide risk
• Inability to engage in physical activity (defined as walking two city blocks without stopping)
• Have diabetes or a history of bariatric surgery
• Current medical or psychiatric condition that may pose a risk to the participant during intervention, cause a change in weight, or limit ability to comply with the program (i.e., bulimia nervosa, substance abuse disorder, psychosis, bipolar I disorder, and/or any condition prohibiting physical activity)
• Are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 2 years
• Recently began or changed the dose of a medication that can cause significant change in weight
• Have experienced weight loss ≥ 5% in the previous 6 months
• Are planning to begin in the next 16 months, or are currently participating in, another weight loss treatment or psychotherapy for binge eating and/or weight loss
• Are engaging in compensatory vomiting, other severe compensatory behaviors, or more than 12 of any compensatory behaviors in the previous 3 months
• Are currently taking medication (e.g., Contrave, Alli, etc.) which is specifically intended for weight loss

Where it is running

• Drexel University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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