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NCT06348251Completed

FoodSteps for Binge Eating & Food Insecurity

Evaluating a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating and Weight Management Among Adults With Food Insecurity

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot trial of a mobile intervention that targets binge eating and weight-related behaviors, to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention among adults with recurrent binge eating, diabetes, and food insecurity.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
31 (actual)
First submitted
30 Mar 2024
Start date
26 Mar 2024
Primary completion date
20 Nov 2024
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
NCT number
NCT06348251

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 31
  • From 26 Mar 2024 to the primary completion date, 20 Nov 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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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 receiving clinical services for weight management or binge eating

Other illness

  • Started or recently (within the past month) changed dosage of a medication for binge eating, weight management, or diabetes

Other

  • Diagnosis for which the study/intervention is not clinically indicated

Who the study is looking for

  • Adults age 18 years or older
  • Recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in the past 3 months)
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Food insecure status (e.g. difficulty accessing food)
  • Interested in losing weight and reducing binge eating
  • Willing to use a mobile application
  • Has a smartphone with Internet access and capacity for calls and text messaging
  • Has a valid email address
  • Not pregnant
  • English-speaking

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status

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