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Behavioral Weight Loss for Compulsive Eating (FA Pilot Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Yale University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 12 weeks
Awards & highlights

FA Pilot Trial Summary

This trial will test how well weight loss treatment works for people with food addiction. It will last 12 weeks and compare results to a control group.

Eligible Conditions
  • Compulsive Eating
  • Food Addiction
  • Obesity
  • Weight Loss

FA Pilot Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 12 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Food addiction (change in food addiction scores)
Weight (e.g., change in percent weight loss)
Secondary outcome measures
Food Craving (change in food craving scores)

Side effects data

From 2022 Phase 2 & 3 trial • 136 Patients • NCT03045341
59%
Dry Mouth
48%
Nausea
48%
Headache
44%
Dizziness
41%
Constipation
41%
Insomnia
11%
Anxiety
11%
Diarrhea
4%
Vomiting
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Placebo
NB Medication
BWL + Placebo
BWL + NB Medication

FA Pilot Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Behavioral Weight LossExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Behavioral: Participants randomized assigned to this arm will received 12 weeks of Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL) counseling.
Group II: Waitlist ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Waitlist Control: Participants assigned to this arm will attend follow-up visits to control for the effect of time. Following completion of post-treatment assessment participants in the waitlist control group will be offered an abbreviated BWL treatment.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL) counseling
2017
Completed Phase 3
~190

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Yale UniversityLead Sponsor
1,851 Previous Clinical Trials
2,738,163 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment for Individuals With Food Addiction
2021. "Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment for Individuals With Food Addiction". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04311450.
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