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 Criteria:

  1. 14-21 years old
  2. Has an iPhone or are willing to use a study iPhone
  3. Ability to read and speak English
  4. 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 Criteria:

  1. Any psychiatric condition and/or developmental delay which would require immediate or ongoing treatment that would make study participation difficult or harmful
  2. Parent/guardian-reported physical, mental of other inability to provide consent or refusal to provide consent for minor children
  3. Self-reported diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome, brain tumor, hypothalamic obesity, or other diagnosis associated with obesity
  4. Concurrent participation in an alternative weight loss intervention
  5. 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

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UCLA Marion Davies Children's Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90025