NCT06819813Active, not recruiting
Project VIBE: Virtual Intervention for Binge Eating in Adolescents
Open Trial of a Technology-Based Intervention for Dysregulated Eating in Adolescents With or At Risk for Overweight or Obesity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Nov 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this project is to pilot test a novel mobile app intervention for adolescents with dysregulated eating behaviors and elevated weight status. This intervention will incorporate evidence-informed strategies targeting self-regulation into cognitive-behavioral treatment for maladaptive eating. Adolescents will use the app for 16 weeks and provide feedback on its usability and effectiveness in managing dysregulated eating.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- First submitted
- 28 Jan 2025
- Start date
- 14 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 15 Nov 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06819813
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 50
- From 14 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 15 Nov 2026
- 2 sites 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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Prior treatment
- Currently taking medications known to affect weight or appetite or concurrently involved in treatment for eating or weight disorders
Other illness
- Meet criteria for a medical or psychiatric condition (e.g., diabetes, bulimia nervosa) known to significantly affect eating or weight, aside from binge eating disorder
Other
- Report more than 2 instances of compensatory behavior (e.g. diuretics, laxatives, vomiting, driven exercise) in the past 3 months
- Not fluent in English at a third-grade reading level or higher
- Developmental or cognitive delay precluding participation in the intervention
- Currently pregnant or lactating
Who the study is looking for
- BMI≥75th percentile for their age and sex
- Report recent loss of control eating and/or overeating (≥3 episodes of either type of eating behavior in the past 3 months)
- Have an email address, Smartphone, and regular access to the internet
- Be willing and able to measure their height and weight prior to study enrollment
Age in the registry: 13 years to 19 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Pittsburgh Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Virtual Intervention for Binge Eating (VIBE): Study protocol for a user-informed mobile intervention for dysregulated eating and weight gain prevention in adolescents.Contemp Clin Trials · 2026 · PMID 41421758
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