NCT05143931Active, not recruiting
Avoid and Resist Strategies for Weight Management
Evaluating Environmental Control (AVOID) and Inhibitory Control (RESIST) Strategies to Improve Weight Management Outcomes
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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).
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 503 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 10 Nov 2021
- Start date
- 6 Jun 2022
- Primary completion date
- Feb 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05143931
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 503
- From 6 Jun 2022 to the primary completion date, Feb 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Currently enrolled in weight loss interventions or undergoing bariatric surgery
Other illness
- Individuals for whom weight loss may be contraindicated (e.g., unstable coronary artery disease, end-stage disease, active cancer treatment, uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetes, portal hypertension, drug/alcohol abuse)
- Individuals with severe cognitive delays or visual/hearing impairment
Other
- Pregnant women
- Individuals who are unable or unwilling to complete the study assessments / measurements
- ≤ 14-years-old
- Individuals who are unable or unwilling to complete the study assessments / measurements
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18 years or older
- BMI between 25-45 kg/m2
- Read, write, and speak English with acceptable visual acuity
- Has a household member (≥ 14 years) willing to complete three brief assessments over 12 months\* \*Only applies to individuals who indicate they are cohabitating with at least one eligible household member
- 14-years-old
- Parent consent for children \<18-years-old
- Willingness to complete assessments / measurements
Age in the registry: 14 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
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