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NCT02977403 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Mobile Attention Retraining in Overweight Female Adolescents
A NA study, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 82
- Enrollment target
NCT02977403: Completed NA study, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
NCT02977403 is a NA study that has completed, run by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The registered enrollment target is 82 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT02977403, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 82 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Background: People are constantly exposed to unhealthy foods. Some studies of adults show that training attention away from unhealthy foods might reduce overeating. Researchers want to see what happens in the brain when teens train their attention away from food through a program on a smartphone. Objective: To study the relationship between eating patterns, body weight, and how the brain reacts to different images. Eligibility: Right-handed females ages 12-17 who are overweight (Body Mass Index at or above the 85th percentile for age). Design: Participants will have 6 visits over about 8 months. Visit 1: participants will be screened with: Height, weight, blood pressure, and waist size measurements Medical history Physical exam Urine sample DXA scan. Participants will lie on a table while a very small dose of x-rays passes through the body. Questions about their general health, social and psychological functioning, and eating habits Parents or guardians of minor participants will answer questions about their child s functioning and demographic data. Before visits 2-6, participants will not eat or drink for about 12 hours. These visits will include some or all of these procedures: Blood drawn MRI scan. Participants will lie on a stretcher that slides in and out of a metal cylinder in a strong magnetic field. A device will be placed over the head. Meals provided. Participants will fill out rating forms. Simple thinking tasks A cone containing magnetic field detectors placed onto the head Medical history Physical exam Urine sample Participants will be assigned to a 2-week smartphone program that involves looking at pictures. Participants will complete short tasks and answer some questions about their eating habits and mood on the smartphone.
Primary Outcome
AB was obtained for each stimulus pairing (High-Palatability Food \[HPF\] minus Non-Food \[NF\] image, Low-Palatability Food \[LPF\] minus NF image, HPF minus LPF image). Trials where the probe appeared behind the more food-salient cue (e.g., a HPF image, or LPF vs NF image) were considered congruent trials. Trials where the probe appeared behind the less salient cue (e.g., NF image, or LPF image when the other image was a HPF image) were considered incongruent trials. The average reaction time
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Attention Bias Retraining
- BEHAVIORAL Sham Comparator: AB Control
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 82 participants |
| Start Date | 2017-02-10 |
| Est. Completion | 2024-11-13 |
| Phase | NA |
Sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)305 total trials
What the finished NCT02977403 record still lists
NCT02977403 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 82 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Attention Bias Retraining is the first listed.
NCT02977403 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT02977403 about?
NCT02977403 is a clinical study titled "Mobile Attention Retraining in Overweight Female Adolescents". Background: People are constantly exposed to unhealthy foods. Some studies of adults show that training attention away from unhealthy foods might reduce overeating. Researchers want to see what happens in the brain when teens train their attention away from food through a program on a smartphone. ...
What is the current status of trial NCT02977403?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 82 participants. The study started on 2017-02-10. Estimated completion is 2024-11-13.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02977403?
The interventions under investigation include: Attention Bias Retraining (BEHAVIORAL), Sham Comparator: AB Control (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02977403?
This trial is sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), which has 305 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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How this trial's enrollment target compares
Where NCT02977403's enrollment target sits among peer trials
82 990th of 2000 higher than 1,009 of 2,000 other NA trials
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