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Family, Responsibility, Education, Support, and Health for Food Responsiveness
Led by University of California, San Diego · Updated on 2025-05-11
280
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
247 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, San Diego
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Minnesota
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of this proposed study is to compare Regulation of Cues (ROC), Family-Based Treatment (FBT), ROC+ nutrition education and reducing energy intake (ROC+) and a health education comparator (HE) for children with overweight or obesity who are high on food responsiveness (FR).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Family, Responsibility, Education, Support, and Health for Food Responsiveness
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Child aged 7 to 12 years with overweight or obesity (≥ 85th BMI percentile)
- Child scores 3.8 or higher on the Food Responsiveness Scale indicating high food responsiveness
- Parent responsible for food preparation willing to participate and can read, speak, and understand English at a minimum 5th grade level
- Informed assent from the child and parental consent
- Family willing to attend all assessment and treatment sessions and agree to randomization
- Child on stable medication regimen affecting weight for at least 3 months
- Child without medical conditions limiting ability to participate in physical activity and parent able to support physical activity
You will not qualify if you...
- Child with acute psychiatric disorders (e.g., acute suicidality, recent hospitalization, psychosis, bulimia nervosa)
- Child with serious chronic physical diseases requiring physician supervision of diet and exercise (e.g., cystic fibrosis, type 1 diabetes)
- Child currently taking medication for weight loss
- Parent with acute psychiatric disorders (e.g., acute suicidality, recent hospitalization, psychosis, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, moderate or severe alcohol or substance use disorder)
- First degree relative or household member with anorexia or bulimia nervosa
- Any medical or psychological condition that would make study participation difficult or unsafe
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
UC San Diego Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR)
La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
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2
Ambulatory Research Center - University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454
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Research Team
K
Kaylen Moline, MPH
CONTACT
K
Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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