Examining Self-tracking Behaviors in a Mobile Intervention for Binge Eating and Weight Management

Northwestern University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Binge Eating; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Track clinician-determined symptoms; Behavioral: Track clinician-determined and self-determined symptoms

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04711577

STU00213531

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to understand users' experiences and interests completing self-tracking in a mobile intervention for binge eating and weight management.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults age 18 years or older
• Obesity (BMI ≥30)
• Recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in the past 3 months)
• Interested in losing weight and reducing binge eating
• Willing to use a mobile application
• Willing to practice self-monitoring
• Has access to a scale
• Not pregnant
• English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Condition 1

Experimental group

Description:

Track clinician-determined symptoms

Treatment:

Behavioral: Track clinician-determined symptoms

Condition 2

Experimental group

Description:

Track clinician-determined and self-determined symptoms

Treatment:

Behavioral: Track clinician-determined and self-determined symptoms