NCT07856784Not yet recruiting
Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches to Reduce Binge Eating and Excess Weight in Adolescents (Online)
Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches to Reduce Binge Eating and Excess Weight in Adolescents (CARE2)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will compare a psychological treatment (cognitive-behavioral therapy; CBT-BED) and a lifestyle beahvioral obesity intervention (LBOI) for adolescents who experience binge eating and have overweight or obesity. These treatments will be compared to each other and to a control condition that involves self-monitoring eating and mood using an "app". Participants can be located in most states in the United States. All participation occurs remotely by telehealth. The goal is to learn which approach works best for reducing binge eating and excess weight in this age group.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 159 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 Sept 2026
- Start date
- Nov 2026
- Primary completion date
- Jan 2030
- Lead sponsor
- Indiana University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07856784
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 159
- From Nov 2026 to the primary completion date, Jan 2030
- 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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Prior treatment
- Be taking medication(s) or participating in treatment(s) that could influence weight or appetite;
- Have begun taking hormonal contraceptives less than 3 months prior, as this can be related to weight changes;
- Have a concurrent feeding/eating disorder (e.g., bulimia nervosa); or
Other illness
- Have a medical or psychiatric condition that would require a higher level of care, such as hospitalization or intensive outpatient care (e.g., neurological disorder, psychotic disorders, suicidality);
- Have a medical or psychiatric condition that would prohibit them from engaging in behavioral treatment or moderate physical activity (e.g., cardiovascular problems);
- Have uncontrolled medical condition(s) (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension);
- Have a developmental or cognitive disorder that would interfere with engaging in cognitive treatment;
Other
- Be pregnant or breastfeeding;
- Be participating in another clinical research study.
Who the study is looking for
- Be in the age range ≥12 years old and ≤17 years old;
- Have a BMI that places them above the 85th percentile based on their age and sex;
- Report 4 episodes of binge eating (feeling a loss of control while eating) per month for the past 3 months;
- Be available for participation in the study for 18 months.
Age in the registry: 12 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indianapolis | United States | Unknown status |
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