Status:
RECRUITING
BrainWeighve App Feasibility Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborating Sponsors:
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
eHealth International, INC.
Conditions:
Weight Loss
Obesity and Overweight
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-21 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Childhood obesity within the United States has been a growing concern over the past number of years, and if not addressed, leads to detrimental health outcomes for youth as they move into adulthood. T...
Detailed Description
Aim 1: To develop a smartphone app aimed at reducing over-eating behaviors among adolescents with obesity based on the theory that addictive behaviors are driven by a displacement mechanism in the bra...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 14-21 years old
- Has an iPhone or are willing to use a study iPhone
- Ability to read and speak English
- Endorsement of one of the three items listed below on the five-item S-weight questionnaire indicating motivation for change During the last year I haven't done anything to lose weight but I'm planning to do something over the next 30 days.
- I've been making an effort to lose weight (by dieting1 and/or exercising2) for less than 6 months.
- I've been making an effort to maintain my weight (by dieting1 and/or exercising2) for more than 6 months.
- 6\. Body mass index \[BMI\] ≥85th percentile for age and gender
Exclusion
- Any psychiatric condition and/or developmental delay which would require immediate or ongoing treatment that would make study participation difficult or harmful
- Parent/guardian-reported physical, mental of other inability to provide consent or refusal to provide consent for minor children
- Self-reported diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain tumor, hypothalamic obesity, or other diagnosis associated with obesity
- Concurrent participation in an alternative weight loss intervention
- Participation in the study team's previous app weight loss studies (exclusion for trial but not beta testing participants)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
38 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05530538
Start Date
November 1 2023
End Date
July 1 2027
Last Update
December 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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1
UCLA Marion Davies Children's Center
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90025