Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Overweight; Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Psycho-education; Behavioral: Food cue exposure

• Registration Number: NCT01796340
• Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-21
• Study Start: 2014-01
• Status Verified: 2014-10
• Primary Completion: 2014-10
• Study Completion: 2014-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-13
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Psycho-education	Psycho-education	-
Food cue exposure	Food cue exposure	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating in the absence of hunger	2 - 3 months	Self-reported \& behaviourally measured eating in the absence of hunger
Binge eating	2 - 3 months	Self-reported binge eating

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+); 🇳🇱 Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands