Project VIBE: Virtual Intervention for Binge Eating in Adolescents

Description

The aim of this project is to pilot test a novel mobile app intervention for adolescents with dysregulated eating behaviors and elevated weight status. This intervention will incorporate evidence-informed strategies targeting self-regulation into cognitive-behavioral treatment for maladaptive eating. Adolescents will use the app for 16 weeks and provide feedback on its usability and effectiveness in managing dysregulated eating.

Conditions

Obesity, Binge-Eating Disorder, Binge Eating

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Study overview

The aim of this project is to pilot test a novel mobile app intervention for adolescents with dysregulated eating behaviors and elevated weight status. This intervention will incorporate evidence-informed strategies targeting self-regulation into cognitive-behavioral treatment for maladaptive eating. Adolescents will use the app for 16 weeks and provide feedback on its usability and effectiveness in managing dysregulated eating.

Open Trial of a Technology-Based Intervention for Dysregulated Eating in Adolescents With or At Risk for Overweight or Obesity

Project VIBE: Virtual Intervention for Binge Eating in Adolescents

Condition
Obesity
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Chicago

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60208

Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * BMI≥75th percentile for their age and sex
  • * Report recent loss of control eating and/or overeating (≥3 episodes of either type of eating behavior in the past 3 months)
  • * Have an email address, Smartphone, and regular access to the internet
  • * Be willing and able to measure their height and weight prior to study enrollment
  • * Report more than 2 instances of compensatory behavior (e.g. diuretics, laxatives, vomiting, driven exercise) in the past 3 months
  • * Not fluent in English at a third-grade reading level or higher
  • * Currently taking medications known to affect weight or appetite or concurrently involved in treatment for eating or weight disorders
  • * Meet criteria for a medical or psychiatric condition (e.g., diabetes, bulimia nervosa) known to significantly affect eating or weight, aside from binge eating disorder
  • * Developmental or cognitive delay precluding participation in the intervention
  • * Currently pregnant or lactating

Ages Eligible for Study

13 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pittsburgh,

Andrea B Goldschmidt, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pittsburgh

Andrea K Graham, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Northwestern University

Study Record Dates

2026-06-30