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Purpose

The objectives of this open trial feasibility study are to examine the impacts of intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment (IHBLT) on youth and caregiver executive functioning (EF), weight status, health behaviors (dietary intake, disordered eating, physical activity), and psychological functioning. Investigators propose to enroll 10 youth 13 to 17 years of age who have overweight or obesity (OV/OB) and a primary caregiver. Families will receive six months of evidence-based family focused group IHBLT based on social, cognitive, and family systems theories. Families will complete assessments of EF skills (objective and self-report), weight status, dietary intake, physical activity, and psychological functioning at pre- and post-treatment.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 13 Years and 17 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Youth 13-17 years old - Youth with OV/OB (BMI≥85th percentile for age/gender norms) - Participating caregiver must be the participating youth's legal guardian - Participating youth and caregiver speak and read English - Participating youth and caregiver agree to attend IHBLT group meetings in-between the pre- and post-treatment assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Youth pervasive developmental disorder (e.g., intellectual disability) - Youth or caregiver in commercial weight loss program or taking prescribed medications for the prior three months that impact appetite or weight - Youth or caregiver with documented history of eating disorder or untreated severe depression - Both youth and caregiver scores are two standard deviations or above the mean on the CPT-3 Commissions and Stroop Interference, representing significantly higher than average EF skills.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
IHLBT 		intensive health behavior and lifestlye treatment
  • Behavioral: intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment
    the IHLBT will consist of 18 group meetings over 6 months that teens and parents attend. Topics covered during the meetings will include discussions regarding nutrition and physical activity recommendations, family communication, and use of strategies like monitoring, planning, goal setting, and problem solving.

Recruiting Locations

College of Health Sciences, University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Contact:
Crystal Lim, PhD, ABPP
573-882-2667
limcs@health.missouri.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06969235
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Missouri-Columbia

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