Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00125112

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Obesity Eating Disorders	Behavioral: Internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation	Phase I

MedlinePlus related topics: Eating Disorders Obesity Obesity in Children Weight Control

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Frequency of binge eating; weight

Estimated Enrollment:	120
Study Start Date:	February 2005
Study Completion Date:	December 2007

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.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	14 Years to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

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)

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00125112

Locations

United States, California
Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5722

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

C. Barr Taylor, M.D.

Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Jones M, Luce KH, Osborne MI, Taylor K, Cunning D, Doyle AC, Wilfley DE, Taylor CB. Randomized, controlled trial of an internet-facilitated intervention for reducing binge eating and overweight in adolescents. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar;121(3):453-62.

Study ID Numbers:	DK65757
Study First Received:	July 28, 2005
Last Updated:	February 12, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00125112
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

binge eating
weight loss
obesity

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity
Mental Disorders
Bulimia

Weight Loss
Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition
Eating Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009