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Brief Inhibitory Training for Eating - Intervention

Inhibitory Control Training for Adolescents

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
14 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "In the study, participants will: Complete questionnaires and cognitive tasks Receive a short nutrition education Complete three weeks of daily brain games on your phone"
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether daily phone brain games can help teens control their responses to food and manage eating. It is for teens ages 14–17 with overweight or obesity who want to improve their diet. Teens will answer questions, do thinking tasks, get a short nutrition lesson, and play daily phone games for 3 weeks.

The purpose of this study is to conduct a proof-of-concept intervention of daily inhibitory control (IC) training. Aim 1 is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and barriers of an IC training EMI in adolescents' daily life. Aim 2 is to evaluate the efficacy of IC training for modifying the hypothesized intervention mechanism: food-related IC and eating regulation. In the study, participants will: Complete questionnaires and cognitive tasks Receive a short nutrition education Complete three weeks of daily brain games on your phone

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be 14–17 years old.
  • Have overweight or obesity, based on the study’s body mass index (BMI) cutoff.
  • Have a smartphone.
  • Be able to read and speak English.
  • Want to improve your diet.

Who can't join

  • The listing is unclear about whether eating disorder or weight loss treatment, or obesity medicine or surgery in the past 4 weeks, rules someone out. Ask the study team.
  • The listing is unclear about whether atypical anorexia or bulimia—types of eating disorders—rule someone out. Ask the study team.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 14-17 years old * Have overweight or obesity (BMI-z≥85th percentile) * Have a smartphone * Can read and speak English * Interest in improving one's diet. Exclusion Criteria: * Not currently in eating disorder or weight loss treatment or receiving pharmacological/surgical treatment for obesity in the past four weeks * Not meeting criteria for atypical anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa

Study sites (1)

VA