Internet Weight Control for Bingeing Adolescents

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)120 enrolled

Overview

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 Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Obesity Eating Disorders

Interventions

Internet-based intervention designed to reduce binge eating and improve healthy weight regulationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 14 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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)

Locations (1)

Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Stanford, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Frequency of binge eating; weight

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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