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Addressing Weight Bias Internalization to Improve Adolescent Weight Management Outcomes: Open Trial

NCT06389656 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2025-12-22

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Summary

Weight stigma and weight bias internalization (WBI) are common among adolescents at higher weight statuses. WBI is associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. The current study aims to test intervention for weight stigma and WBI in conjunction with an evidence-based adolescent weight management program. Adolescents (ages 13-17) will participate in a 20-week program tailored to improve WBI and weight-related health behaviors in tandem. Primary outcomes are feasibility and acceptability of the developed intervention, assessed following the 20-week intervention.

Conditions

  • Body Weight
  • Weight Bias
  • Weight Stigma
  • Weight

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Weight Management

Prescription of diet and physical activity strategies, paired with behavioral strategies for weight management.

BEHAVIORAL

Weight Bias Internalization

Addressing weight stigma and improving weight-related self-perception, through challenging weight-related stereotypes, self-compassion, reducing self-criticism, and coping with weight stigma.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Miriam Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katherine Darling, PhD · The Miriam Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-08
Primary Completion
2025-02-15
Completion
2025-02-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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