Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children

NCT ID: NCT01796340

Last Updated: 2015-10-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of two intensive two-session trainings, the conventional psycho-education and food cue exposure, on eating in the absence of hunger, binge eating and Body Mass Index (BMI) change in overweight/ obese children.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Overweight Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Food cue exposure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Food cue exposure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be exposed to several kinds of their favorite food. The aim of this exposure is to increase the food cravings as much as possible.

Psycho-education

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Psycho-education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

General information about nutrients, calories, exercise and the energy balance will be provided. In addition, psychological problems that accompany overweight will be discussed.

Interventions

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Food cue exposure

Participants will be exposed to several kinds of their favorite food. The aim of this exposure is to increase the food cravings as much as possible.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psycho-education

General information about nutrients, calories, exercise and the energy balance will be provided. In addition, psychological problems that accompany overweight will be discussed.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a patient in the Maastricht University Medical Center COACH unit for obese children and adolescents.
* Overweight, according to the sex and age specific cut-off point for overweight in children, as defined by Cole and colleagues (2000).
* Age: 12 - 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Not being overweight (anymore, due to weight loss)
* Not able to speak and/or write Dutch
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maastricht University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Maastricht University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Anita Jansen, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maastricht University

Locations

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Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)

Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Jansen A, Van den Hout MA, De Loof C, Zandbergen J, Griez E. A case of bulimia successfully treated by cue exposure. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 1989 Dec;20(4):327-32. doi: 10.1016/0005-7916(89)90064-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2576871 (View on PubMed)

Jansen A, Broekmate J, Heymans M. Cue-exposure vs self-control in the treatment of binge eating: a pilot study. Behav Res Ther. 1992 May;30(3):235-41. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(92)90069-s.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1586360 (View on PubMed)

Jansen A. A learning model of binge eating: cue reactivity and cue exposure. Behav Res Ther. 1998 Mar;36(3):257-72. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00055-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9642846 (View on PubMed)

Toro J, Cervera M, Feliu MH, Garriga N, Jou M, Martinez E, Toro E. Cue exposure in the treatment of resistant bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2003 Sep;34(2):227-34. doi: 10.1002/eat.10186.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12898559 (View on PubMed)

Martinez-Mallen E, Castro-Fornieles J, Lazaro L, Moreno E, Morer A, Font E, Julien J, Vila M, Toro J. Cue exposure in the treatment of resistant adolescent bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2007 Nov;40(7):596-601. doi: 10.1002/eat.20423.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17607695 (View on PubMed)

Boutelle KN, Zucker NL, Peterson CB, Rydell SA, Cafri G, Harnack L. Two novel treatments to reduce overeating in overweight children: a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2011 Dec;79(6):759-71. doi: 10.1037/a0025713.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22122291 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NWO

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

METC 13-2-009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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