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Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Neural Responsiveness and Health

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an emotion regulation and self-monitoring intervention can help treat overweight and obesity in teens. The main question it aims to answer is: * Does emotion regulation and self-monitoring help reduce biases in teens with overweight and obesity? * Do changes in biases relate to changes in health functioning and health behavior? Researchers will compare the intervention to the provision of educational handouts about overweight and obesity to see if the intervention is more effective. Participants will: * Complete self-report questionnaires, an fMRI scan, and have their blood drawn * Received educational handouts or attend weekly telehealth group sessions weekly for four weeks and be asked to self-monitor their mood and behavior between sessions * Return to complete the same questionnaires, fMRI and blood draw procedures

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 11
Maximum Age: 14
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Being English-proficient

• Ages 11-14

• At or above the 85th BMI percentile based on age and sex norms

• Having access to WIFI or cellular data to attend the telehealth groups

• Living in a home in Lubbock County (TX) or surrounding areas.

Locations
United States
Texas
Texas Tech University
RECRUITING
Lubbock
Contact Information
Primary
Caroline Cummings, PhD
carolicu@ttu.edu
806-834-0931
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-02-28
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Active_comparator: Psychoeducation Control Group
Participants assigned to the psychoeducation control group will receive informational handouts about overweight and obesity, including current daily sleep, diet, and physical activity recommendations to prevent/treat overweight and obesity.
Experimental: Emotion Regulation and Self-Monitoring Program
Participants randomized to this condition will receive an active intervention which includes 4 weeks of an emotion regulation and self-monitoring program. Participants will attend telehealth group sessions once weekly and be asked to self-monitor their mood and health behaviors daily between sessions.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Leads: Texas Tech University

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