Avoid and Resist Strategies for Weight Management

Summary

The proposed randomized controlled trial tests two self-regulatory approaches to improve intentional weight loss and diet quality in individuals with overweight or obesity: (1) an environmental control strategy (AVOID) and (2) an impulse control training strategy (RESIST).

Conditions

• Obesity
• Overweight

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Home food environment and grocery delivery (AVOID)

Participants (Arms 2 \& 4) will receive 6 months of coaching (Zoom and/or email/text) to modify their home food environment and alter cues to promote healthy food choices

BEHAVIORAL

Inhibitory control training (RESIST)

Participants assigned to RESIST (Arms 3 \& 4) will receive 6 months of coaching (Zoom and/or email/text) and gamified inhibitory control training.

BEHAVIORAL

WW

Participants assigned to all arms will receive 6 months of coaching (Zoom and/or email/text) and commercially-available weight management program focusing on diet, physical activity and mindset skills.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Riverside

  collaborator OTHER

• WW International Inc

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  collaborator OTHER

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

  collaborator NIH

• Northeastern University

  collaborator OTHER

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, PhD · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

14 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-06-06

Primary Completion

2026-12-01

Completion

2027-02-09

Countries

• United States

Study Locations