Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 7-12 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UCSD
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D. (ucsd)

Description

Summary

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).

Official Title

Addressing Appetitive Traits to Promote Weight Management in Children Who Overeat

Details

The investigators have developed a new model for the treatment of obesity, called Regulation of Cues (ROC), which is based on Behavioral Susceptibility Theory. The ROC program targets two theorized mechanisms for overeating; decreased sensitivity to appetitive cues and increased sensitivity to external food cues. Considering that FBT has merit for some children, but not all, this study will compare ROC to FBT, ROC with nutrition education and reducing energy intake (ROC+), and Health Education (HE). Treatment will consist of weekly individual sessions for the first 16 sessions, then twice per month for the final 2 months for a total of 20 sessions. The investigators will recruit children ages 7-12 with overweight or obesity who are high in food responsiveness (FR) and their parent and will conduct assessments at baseline, post-treatment (month 6), 6-month follow-up (month 12) and 12-month follow-up (month 18).

Keywords

Obesity, Childhood, Food Responsiveness, Satiety Responsiveness, Weight Loss, Overeating, Pediatric Obesity, Regulation of Cues, Family Based Behavioral Treatment, Regulation of Cues +, Health Education

Eligibility

Locations

  • UC San Diego Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR) accepting new patients
    La Jolla California 92037 United States
  • Ambulatory Research Center - University of Minnesota accepting new patients
    Minneapolis Minnesota 55454 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D. (ucsd)
    Professor, Pediatrics, Vc-health Sciences-schools. Authored (or co-authored) 151 research publications

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Links
Learn more on our study webpage
ID
NCT06207110
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 280 study participants
Last Updated