Inhibitory Control and Pediatric Weight Management

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Overweight and Obesity

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

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04747548

STUDY00001223

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the benefits of supplementing the Kurbo online program with a cognitive training game (PolyRules!) among youth ages 7-13 with overweight or obesity.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between 7-13 years old at time of enrollment
• Are able to read, write and speak English
• BMI%ile ≥ 85%ile

Exclusion criteria

• Concurrently enrolled in another weight loss intervention, are currently taking anti-obesity medications, or are undergoing bariatric surgery
• Have type 1 or type 2 diabetes
• Have severe cognitive delays
• Have visual/hearing impairments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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21 participants in 2 patient groups

Kurbo Only

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive 1-month access to the Kurbo digital program.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Kurbo Only

Kurbo + PolyRules!

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive 1-month access to the Kurbo digital program and the PolyRules! app.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Kurbo + PolyRules!