Status:
COMPLETED
Using Mobile Technology to Improve Self-Regulation
Lead Sponsor:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Conditions:
Self-regulation
Binge Eating
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the degree to which engaging targets produces a desired change in medical regimen adherence (across 4-week interventions) and health behavior among smokers (n=50) and overweig...
Detailed Description
Health risk behavior, including poor diet, physical inactivity, tobacco and other substance use, causes as much as 40% of the illness, suffering, and early death related to chronic diseases. Non-adher...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Age 18-50 years
- Understand English sufficiently to provide informed consent
- Access to a computer in a setting in which the participant is comfortable providing sensitive information
- Use a smartphone operating system compatible with Laddr
- Additional inclusion criteria for binge eating sample:
- 27 ≤ BMI ≤ 45 kg/m2
- Have binge eating disorder according to DSM-5 criteria
- Non-smoking (defined as no cigarettes in past 12 months-this includes former and never smokers)
- Confirmed interest in an eating intervention
- Use a smartphone compatible with Fitbit
- Additional inclusion criteria for smoking sample:
- Smoke 5 or more tobacco cigarettes/day for past year
- 17 ≤ BMI \< 27 kg/m2
- Confirmed interest in a smoking quit attempt
- Use a smartphone compatible with the iCO Smokerlyzer
- Exclusion criteria:
- Enrolled in Aim 2 study
- Any current substance use disorder
- o Will not exclude based on use of substances
- Currently pregnant or plans to become pregnant in next 3 months
- Lifetime history of mental disorder due to a medical condition
- Lifetime history of major psychotic disorders (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)
- Current use of prescription pain medications (e.g., Vicodin, oxycodone)
- Current use of any medication for smoking (e.g., Wellbutrin, varenicline)
- o Exceptions: will not screen out for nicotine replacement therapy (e.g., patch, gum, lozenge, nasal spray, inhaler)
- Current use of any medication for weight loss
- Have undergone weight-loss surgery (e.g., gastric bypass, lap band)
- Current nighttime shift work or obstructive sleep apnea
- Note: We will not exclude based on e-cigarette use.
- Additional exclusion criteria for binge eating sample:
- Compensatory behavior (e.g., purging, excessive exercise, fasting)
- o Already excluded as part of the DSM-5 binge eating disorder criteria
- Lost weight in recent past (\>10 pounds in past 6 months)
- Currently in a weight-loss program (e.g., Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig)
- o Will ask about, but won't exclude on, online/mobile app weight-loss programs as part of the screener
- Currently on a special diet for a serious health condition
- Currently in therapy with a clinician for binge eating
- Nickel allergy (because Fitbit band contains nickel)
- Additional exclusion criteria for smoking sample:
- Currently in therapy with a clinician for smoking
- Binge eating behavior
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 27 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 29 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
114 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03774433
Start Date
February 27 2019
End Date
June 29 2020
Last Update
August 24 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth College
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766