Clinical trial

Examining the Role of Executive Functioning in Family-Based Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06969235

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The objectives of this open trial feasibility study are to examine the impacts of intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment (IHBLT) on youth and caregiver executive functioning (EF), weight status, health behaviors (dietary intake, disordered eating, physical activity), and psychological functioning. Investigators propose to enroll 10 youth 13 to 17 years of age who have overweight or obesity (OV/OB) and a primary caregiver. Families will receive six months of evidence-based family focused group IHBLT based on social, cognitive, and family systems theories. Families will complete assessments of EF skills (objective and self-report), weight status, dietary intake, physical activity, and psychological functioning at pre- and post-treatment.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age13 Years to 17 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionPediatric Overweight

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Youth 13-17 years old * Youth with OV/OB (BMI≥85th percentile for age/gender norms) * Participating caregiver must be the participating youth's legal guardian * Participating youth and caregiver speak and read English * Participating youth and caregiver agree to attend IHBLT group meetings in-between the pre- and post-treatment assessments. Exclusion Criteria: * Youth pervasive developmental disorder (e.g., intellectual disability) * Youth or caregiver in commercial weight loss program or taking prescribed medications for the prior three months that impact appetite or weight * Youth or caregiver with documented history of eating disorder or untreated severe depression * Both youth and caregiver scores are two standard deviations or above the mean on the CPT-3 Commissions and Stroop Interference, representing significantly higher than average EF skills.

Treatments and study arms

intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment

Behavioral

the IHLBT will consist of 18 group meetings over 6 months that teens and parents attend. Topics covered during the meetings will include discussions regarding nutrition and physical activity recommendations, family communication, and use of strategies like monitoring, planning, goal setting, and problem solving.

Primary outcomes

Youth EF - CPT-3 CommissionsPost-Treatment (Month 6)

Youth T-score on the Continuous Performance Test Third Edition (CPT-3) Commissions subscale; T-scores (M = 50, SD = 10) used with higher scores representing worse executive functioning (EF)

Youth EF - StroopPost-Treatment (Month 6)

Youth T-score on the Stroop Color Word Interference scale; T-scores (Mean = 50, SD = 10) used, with higher scores indicating better executive functioning (EF)

Youth EF - Trails BPost-Treatment (Month 6)

Youth Trails B z-score; z-score (Mean = 0, SD = 1), with lower scores indicating worse executive functioning (EF)

Youth EF - BRIEF-2 Self Report GECPost-Treatment (Month 6)

Youth self-report on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Second Edition (BRIEF-2) Global Executive Composite (GEC) subscale T-score; T-score (Mean = 50, SD = 10), with higher scores representing worse executive functioning (EF)

Youth EF - BRIEF-2 Parent Report GECPost-Treatment (Month 6)

Parent-report of youth Global Executive Composite (GEC) subscale T-score on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Second Edition (BRIEF-2); T-score (Mean = 50, SD = 10), with higher scores representing worse executive functioning (EF)

Study locations

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College of Health Sciences, University of Missouri🇺🇸 Columbia, Missouri, United States

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Crystal Lim, PhD, ABPPContact

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