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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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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine if an internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation skills will result in reductions in binge eating and weight loss, or weight maintenance, in overweight adolescents who binge eat.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Obesity Eating Disorders Behavioral: Internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation Phase 1

Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine if an internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulation skills will result in reductions in binge eating and weight loss, or weight maintenance, in overweight adolescents who binge eat.
Study Design
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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

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MedlinePlus related topics: Body Weight

Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Frequency of binge eating; weight

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

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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Locations
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United States, California
Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5722
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: C. Barr Taylor, M.D. Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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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
Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):
binge eating
weight loss
obesity
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Feeding and Eating Disorders
Mental Disorders