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Pilot Testing a Novel Approach to Pediatric Obesity Treatment
Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Neural Responsiveness and Health
Who can join
Ages 11 to 14 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Being English-proficient * Ages 11-14 * At or above the 85th BMI percentile based on age and sex norms * Having access to WIFI or cellular data to attend the telehealth groups * Living in a home in Lubbock County (TX) or surrounding areas. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a psychiatric or medical diagnosis that interferes with participation (e.g., significant developmental delay; pregnancy) * Current enrollment in overweight/obesity treatment. * Because the study will include entering an MRI scanner, additional standard exclusion criteria will be considered (e.g., having immovable medical devices with batteries, body piercings on the head/face, and having substantial visual impairment that cannot be corrected with staff-provided glasses)
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an emotion regulation and self-monitoring intervention can help treat overweight and obesity in teens. The main question it aims to answer is:
* Does emotion regulation and self-monitoring help reduce biases in teens with overweight and obesity? * Do changes in biases relate to changes in health functioning and health behavior?
Researchers will compare the intervention to the provision of educational handouts about overweight and obesity to see if the intervention is more effective.
Participants will:
* Complete self-report questionnaires, an fMRI scan, and have their blood drawn * Received educational handouts or attend weekly telehealth group sessions weekly for four weeks and be asked to self-monitor their mood and behavior between sessions * Return to complete the same questionnaires, fMRI and blood draw procedures
What is being tested
- Emotion regulation and self-monitoring to treat pediatric obesity (behavioral)
- Psychoeducation (other)
Sponsor: Texas Tech University · Participants: 30 · Started: Mar 24, 2026
Contact the study team
- Caroline Cummings, PhD · Phone: 806-834-0931
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06755827
Locations in the U.S.
| Texas | Texas Tech University, Lubbock |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.