Trial to Optimize Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention for Binge Eating & Weight-related Behaviors

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT06349460

Northwestern University300 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to conduct a micro-randomized trial to learn which evidence-based targets within a mobile intervention for binge eating and weight-related behaviors are most impactful for which people and in what sequence.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Binge Eating Obesity

Interventions

FoodSteps behavioral interventionBEHAVIORAL

Behavioral intervention that targets binge eating and weight-related behaviors. Each week, users are recommended or assigned one of five targets, set a relevant goal, and track their progress. If a target is recommended, the user can choose to select that target or a different target.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults age 18 years or older * Obesity (BMI ≥30) * Recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in the past 3 months) * Interested in losing weight and reducing binge eating * Willing to use a mobile application * Has a smartphone with Internet access and capacity for calls and text messaging * Has a valid email address * Has access to a scale * Not pregnant * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis for which the study/intervention is not clinically indicated * Not currently receiving clinical services for weight management or binge eating

Locations (1)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weekly change in binge eating

Change in number of binge eating episodes

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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