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CHOICE to AVOID or RESIST

CHOICE to AVOID or RESIST: Evaluating Participants' Choice of Self-regulatory Strategy on Weight Management Outcomes: A Pilot Study.

Who can join

Ages 18 to 80 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 years or older
* BMI between 25-45 kg/m2
* Read, write, and speak English with acceptable visual acuity

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently enrolled in weight loss interventions or undergoing bariatric surgery
* Pregnant women
* Individuals for whom weight loss may be contraindicated (e.g., unstable coronary artery disease, end-stage disease, active cancer treatment, uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetes, portal hypertension, drug/alcohol abuse)
* Individuals who have pacemakers or other electronic medical device implantations
* Individuals with severe cognitive delays or visual/hearing impairment
* Individuals who are unable or unwilling to complete the study assessments / measurements
* Individuals currently subscribed to a meal delivery service who are unwilling to pause their subscription for the duration of the study

About the study

This trials will formally test whether participants' active choice of self-regulatory strategies (AVOID or RESIST) leads to greater adherence to weight management strategies by comparing the CHOICE arms to the randomized arms of the parent intervention, AVOID/RESIST (IRB STUDY00001652: AVOID-RESIST).

What is being tested

• AVOID (behavioral)
• RESIST (behavioral)

Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Participants: 60 · Started: Jun 1, 2026

Contact the study team

• Julissa Ruiz, BS · Phone: (310) 602-4169

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06521021

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Obesity

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.