NCT04484831

A Trial to Test an Acceptance-based Therapy Program Among Adolescent Girls With Overweight/Obesity

An Acceptance-based Therapy Intervention vs. an Enhanced Care Condition for Weight Loss Among Adolescent Girls With Overweight/Obesity: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 43 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 14 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of an acceptance-based therapy weight loss intervention compared with enhanced care for adolescents.

Detailed description

Participants will complete baseline assessments and adolescents will be randomized to either an ABT weight loss intervention or enhanced care. The intervention will include 15 sessions over 6 months. Enhanced care will include 15 healthy lifestyle handouts over 6 months. Post-treatment assessments will occur.

Conditions

• Weight Loss
• Obesity
• Overweight

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	ABT Weight Loss Intervention	This includes 15 sessions that are each 90 minutes in length. Intervention sessions will be weekly for the first 2 months, bi-weekly for the next 2 months, and monthly for the last 2 months.
OTHER	Enhanced Care	This includes 15 handouts on elements of a healthy lifestyle and a midpoint one-on-one nutrition consultation with a registered dietitian.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-21
• Primary completion: 2021-07-07
• Completion: 2022-07-22
• First posted: 2020-07-24
• Last updated: 2023-10-12
• Results posted: 2023-10-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States