Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children
Not Applicable
Terminated
- Conditions
- OverweightObesity
- 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
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
- 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
Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)🇳🇱Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands