Avoid and Resist Strategies for Weight Management

Part of paid clinical trials in Los Angeles, California.

Sponsor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Study ID
NCT05143931
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
14 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Home food environment and grocery delivery (AVOID) — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants (Arms 2 \& 4) will receive 6 months of coaching (Zoom and/or email/text) to modify their home food environment and alter cues to promote healthy food choices
  • Inhibitory control training (RESIST) — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants assigned to RESIST (Arms 3 \& 4) will receive 6 months of coaching (Zoom and/or email/text) and gamified inhibitory control training.
  • WW — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants assigned to all arms will receive 6 months of coaching (Zoom and/or email/text) and commercially-available weight management program focusing on diet, physical activity and mindset skills.

Study Details

The proposed randomized controlled trial tests two self-regulatory approaches to improve intentional weight loss and diet quality in individuals with overweight or obesity: (1) an environmental control strategy (AVOID) and (2) an impulse control training strategy (RESIST).

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 6, 2022
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2026
Completion
Feb 9, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
503 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: WW Only
    WW is commercially-available weight management program focusing on diet, physical activity and mindset skills.
  • Experimental: WW + Home modification and grocery delivery (AVOID)
    WW + modification of home food environment + online grocery shopping and delivery
  • Experimental: WW + Inhibitory control training (RESIST)
    WW + daily gamified inhibitory control training
  • Experimental: WW + Home food modification and grocery delivery (AVOID) + Inhibitory control training (RESIST)
    WW + modification of home food environment + online grocery shopping and delivery + daily gamified inhibitory control training

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in BMI from baseline to 12 months. [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6-month, 12-month ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos AngelesCalifornia90069
Julissa Ruiz
[email protected]
(310) 602-4169
Sarah J Salvy, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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