Clinical trial NCT01796340: Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children
Official title: Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Overweight
Obesity
Keywords: cue exposure
childhood
overeating
overweight
obese
treatment
Lead sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Maastricht University
name: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
First posted: 2013-02-21
Enrollment: 14
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 12
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: The primary objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of two intensive two-session trainings, the conventional psycho-education and food cue exposure, on eating in the absence of hunger, binge eating and Body Mass Index (BMI) change in overweight/ obese children.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a patient in the Maastricht University Medical Center COACH unit for obese children and adolescents.
* Overweight, according to the sex and age specific cut-off point for overweight in children, as defined by Cole and colleagues (2000).
* Age: 12 - 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not being overweight (anymore, due to weight loss)
* Not able to speak and/or write Dutch

Primary outcomes:
measure: Eating in the absence of hunger
timeFrame: 2 - 3 months
measure: Binge eating
timeFrame: 2 - 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Cue reactivity
timeFrame: 2 - 3 months
measure: Self-control and self-esteem
timeFrame: 2 - 3 months
measure: Dietary restraint, and eating, weight and shape concerns
timeFrame: 2 - 3 months
measure: BMI change
timeFrame: 2 - 3 months
Other outcomes:
measure: Self-reported expectation and evaluation of intervention
timeFrame: 2 - 3 months
Locations:
city: Maastricht
country: Netherlands
facility: Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+)
state: Limburg
Study officials:
affiliation: Maastricht University
name: Anita Jansen, Professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Jansen A, Van den Hout MA, De Loof C, Zandbergen J, Griez E. A case of bulimia successfully treated by cue exposure. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 1989 Dec;20(4):327-32. doi: 10.1016/0005-7916(89)90064-5.
citation: Jansen A, Broekmate J, Heymans M. Cue-exposure vs self-control in the treatment of binge eating: a pilot study. Behav Res Ther. 1992 May;30(3):235-41. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(92)90069-s.
citation: Jansen A. A learning model of binge eating: cue reactivity and cue exposure. Behav Res Ther. 1998 Mar;36(3):257-72. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00055-2.
citation: Toro J, Cervera M, Feliu MH, Garriga N, Jou M, Martinez E, Toro E. Cue exposure in the treatment of resistant bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2003 Sep;34(2):227-34. doi: 10.1002/eat.10186.
citation: Martinez-Mallen E, Castro-Fornieles J, Lazaro L, Moreno E, Morer A, Font E, Julien J, Vila M, Toro J. Cue exposure in the treatment of resistant adolescent bulimia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2007 Nov;40(7):596-601. doi: 10.1002/eat.20423.
citation: Boutelle KN, Zucker NL, Peterson CB, Rydell SA, Cafri G, Harnack L. Two novel treatments to reduce overeating in overweight children: a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2011 Dec;79(6):759-71. doi: 10.1037/a0025713.