Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00125112 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 29, 2005
Last Update Posted : January 18, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Obesity Eating Disorders | Behavioral: Internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 120 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents |
Study Start Date : | February 2005 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2007 |
- Frequency of binge eating; weight

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 14 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00125112
United States, California | |
Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | |
Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5722 |
Principal Investigator: | C. Barr Taylor, M.D. | Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00125112 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DK65757 (completed) |
First Posted: | July 29, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 18, 2010 |
Last Verified: | January 2010 |
binge eating weight loss obesity |
Feeding and Eating Disorders Mental Disorders |