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BrainWeighve App for Weight Loss in Obesity

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles, CA

BrainWeighve AppN/AWaitlist AvailableLed by Marya Schulte, PhDResearch Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

I've been making an effort to lose weight (by dieting1 and/or exercising2) for less than 6 months.

14-18 years old

Must not have

Be older than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up5 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Study Summary

This trial aims to develop an app to help with weight loss for obese adolescents, based on displacement theory to help with addictive behaviors.

Eligible Conditions

Weight Loss

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You haven't been trying to lose weight for more than 6 months through dieting or exercise.

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Participants must be between 14 and 18 years old.

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You have answered questions on a survey and scored 17 or higher in the section about your goals and attitudes towards a weight management program.

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You have been trying to lose or control your weight through diet and exercise for at least 6 months.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 5 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~5 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Quality of Engagement with App

Quantity of Engagement with App

Satisfaction with the App as assessed by the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire

Secondary outcome measures

%BMI95

Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool

Distress Tolerance Scale

+7 more

Other outcome measures

Reach and Retention Rates

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: BrainWeighve InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

4-month smartphone-based weight loss intervention for teens based on displacement theory of addictive behaviors

0 / 4Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

eHealth International, INC.UNKNOWN

1 Previous Clinical Trials

20 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Weight Loss

20 Patients Enrolled for Weight Loss

University of California, Los AngelesLead Sponsor

1,493 Previous Clinical Trials

10,284,568 Total Patients Enrolled

9 Trials studying Weight Loss

547 Patients Enrolled for Weight Loss

Children's Hospital Los AngelesOTHER

222 Previous Clinical Trials

5,074,841 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Weight Loss

361 Patients Enrolled for Weight Loss

Media Library

BrainWeighve App Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05530538 — N/A

Weight Loss Research Study Groups: BrainWeighve Intervention

Weight Loss Clinical Trial 2023: BrainWeighve App Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05530538 — N/A

BrainWeighve App 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05530538 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Am I eligible to become a subject of this research endeavor?

"This medical study is accepting 46 minors between the ages of 14 and 18 who have experienced weight loss. Moreover, applicants must possess an iPhone or be willing to use one provided by the institution; demonstrate proficiency in English; display motivation for changing their habits through a five-item questionnaire; score 17 or higher on the Weight Management Program Diet Readiness Questionnaire's Goals and Attitudes section; and boast a body mass index (BMI) that exceeds the 95th percentile for age/gender."

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Does this research require participants to be of a certain age?

"According to the rules of this trial, candidates must be aged between 14 and 18 in order to qualify for enrollment."

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What are the major goals of this investigation?

"The primary outcome that will be assessed in the span of 4 months is Users' Engagement with App. Additionally, investigators are looking into secondary outcomes such as Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Mental Health Inventory (MHI) and Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS-c). The PSS measures individuals' perception of their ability to cope with stressors on a 10-item scale; MHI asks users how they feel about their personal life over the past month using one item from RAND's inventory; YFAS-c utilizes DSM V diagnostic criteria to quantify addictive behavior related to food consumption. All three metrics have demonstrated strong"

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Is this research endeavor currently enrolling participants?

"Unfortunately, this medical trial is not accepting participants at the present moment. It was initially posted on January 1st 2023 and last updated September 1st 2022; yet there are still 310 other studies actively recruiting patients."

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Recent research and studies

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BrainWeighve Weight Loss App

Marya Schulte 2023. "BrainWeighve Weight Loss App". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05530538.

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