RECRUITING

Addressing Weight Bias Internalization to Improve Adolescent Weight Management Outcomes: Randomized Pilot Trial

Study Overview

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Description

Weight stigma and weight bias internalization (WBI) are common among adolescents at higher weight statuses. WBI is associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. The current study aims to test an intervention for weight stigma and WBI combined with an evidence-based adolescent weight management program. Eligible adolescents (13-17) will be assigned by chance to one of two groups: 1) a 4-week intervention focused on weight stigma and WBI followed by a 16-week behavioral weight management program; or 2) a 4-week health information control (to include non-weight-related health promotion topics such as smoking and skin cancer prevention) followed by the same 16-week weight management program but without the WBI and weight stigma content. Study outcomes will be assessed at the 4-week and post-treatment (20 week) timepoints.

Official Title

Piloting an Intervention to Address Weight Bias Internalization to Improve Adolescent Weight Management Outcomes

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-03
Study Completion:2027-02
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06864208

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:13 Years to 17 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Katherine Darling, PhD
CONTACT
401-793-8688
katherine_darling@brown.edu
Andrea M Grenga, BA
CONTACT
401-793-8997
agrenga@brownhealth.org

Principal Investigator

Katherine Darling, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Miriam Hospital

Study Locations (Sites)

The Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: The Miriam Hospital

  • Katherine Darling, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Miriam Hospital

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-03
Study Completion Date2027-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-03
Study Completion Date2027-02

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Adolescents
  • Teens
  • Weight
  • C-reactive protein
  • CRP
  • Interleukin-6
  • IL-6
  • Eating behaviors
  • Behavioral weight management
  • Weight bias
  • Weight stigma

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Weight
  • Body Weight
  • Weight Bias
  • Weight Stigma
  • Physiological Stress
  • Biological Markers of Stress
  • Biological Markers of Inflammation
  • Eating Behaviors