Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- ObesityEating Disorders
- Registration Number
- NCT00125112
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if an internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation skills will result in reductions in binge eating and weight loss, or weight maintenance, in overweight adolescents who binge eat.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine if an internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation skills will result in reductions in binge eating and weight loss, or weight maintenance, in overweight adolescents who binge eat.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
- Female and male high school students in Hayward Unified School District or Meridian School District
- 85th or greater percentile for age-adjusted weight
- Objective binge eating one or more times weekly for a duration of ≥ 3 months
- Access to a computer with internet access
- English literacy at a sixth grade reading level
Exclusion Criteria
- Current (or history of) diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia nervosa
- Active suicidal ideation
- Current enrollment in a formal weight loss or binge eating program (e.g., Weight Watchers)
- Any medical condition in which the actual condition or treatment affects weight and/or appetite (i.e., cancer, diabetes)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of binge eating; weight
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
🇺🇸Stanford, California, United States