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Learning Theory to Improve Obesity Treatment

NCT01708785 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2017-10-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to optimize an obesity treatment program targeting overweight 8-12 year old children using "Cue Exposure Training".

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Single food Cue Exposure Treatment

Subjects will be exposed to the same set of 4 foods in each cue exposure treatment session.

BEHAVIORAL

Multiple food Cue Exposure Treatment

Subjects will be exposed to a different set of 4 foods in each cue exposure treatment session.

BEHAVIORAL

Partial Reinforcement - Enhanced Cue Exposure Treatment

Subjects will take random additional tastes of the food during cue exposure treatment.

BEHAVIORAL

Partial Reinforcement -Consistent Cue Exposure Treatment

Subjects will consistently take the same tastes of the food during cue exposure treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

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

    collaborator NIH

  • University of California, San Diego

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D. · UCSD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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