Inhibitory Control Adult Weight Management

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight and Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: WW Only; Behavioral: WW + PolyRules!

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04747886

STUDY00001164

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the benefits of supplementing the WW (formerly Weight Watchers) online program with a cognitive training game (PolyRules!) among adults with overweight or obesity.

Full description

This two-arm pilot study will be used to estimate the effect size in weight loss of supplementing the WW (formerly Weight Watchers) online program with gamified inhibitory control training (PolyRules!) among adults with overweight or obesity. Participants ages 18 and older (n=30) will be randomly assigned to one of two study arms: (1) WW (formerly Weight Watchers) only or (2) WW + Gamified inhibitory control training (PolyRules!). All participants will complete demographic, medical history questionnaires and cognitive assessment battery at baseline/enrollment and after completing the 3-month intervention protocol. All interactions with PolyRules! and WW will be passively recorded to monitor the frequency of interaction with WW and PolyRules!.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Read, write and speak English with acceptable visual acuity
• BMI between 25-40 kg/m^2

Exclusion criteria

• Currently enrolled in weight loss interventions or undergoing bariatric surgery
• Pregnant women
• Individuals with severe cognitive delays or visual/hearing impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

WW Only

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive 3-month access to the WW digital program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: WW Only

WW + PolyRules!

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive 3-month access to the WW digital program and the PolyRules! app.

Treatment:

Behavioral: WW + PolyRules!