NCT06755827RecruitingPhase 1/2
Pilot Testing a Novel Approach to Pediatric Obesity Treatment
Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Neural Responsiveness and Health
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an emotion regulation and self-monitoring intervention can help treat overweight and obesity in teens. The main question it aims to answer is: * Does emotion regulation and self-monitoring help reduce biases in teens with overweight and obesity? * Do changes in biases relate to changes in health functioning and health behavior? Researchers will compare the intervention to the provision of educational handouts about overweight and obesity to see if the intervention is more effective. Participants will: * Complete self-report questionnaires, an fMRI scan, and have their blood drawn * Received educational handouts or attend weekly telehealth group sessions weekly for four weeks and be asked to self-monitor their mood and behavior between sessions * Return to complete the same questionnaires, fMRI and blood draw procedures
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 Dec 2024
- Start date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Texas Tech University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06755827
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
- Planned participants: 30
- From 24 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
- 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
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Other illness
- Having a psychiatric or medical diagnosis that interferes with participation (e.g., significant developmental delay; pregnancy)
- Because the study will include entering an MRI scanner, additional standard exclusion criteria will be considered (e.g., having immovable medical devices with batteries, body piercings on the head/face, and having substantial visual impairment that cannot be corrected with staff-provided glasses)
Other
- Current enrollment in overweight/obesity treatment.
Who the study is looking for
- Being English-proficient
- Ages 11-14
- At or above the 85th BMI percentile based on age and sex norms
- Having access to WIFI or cellular data to attend the telehealth groups
- Living in a home in Lubbock County (TX) or surrounding areas.
Age in the registry: 11 years to 14 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lubbock | United States | Recruiting |
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