Mobile Regulation of Craving Training (mROC-T) to Improve Dietary Intake in Rural Adolescent Girls

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to test if a regulation of craving training intervention in the form of a mobile phone app can increase fruit and vegetable intake in adolescent girls ages 14-18 years of age. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. What is the effect of a mobile app version of the regulation of craving training intervention on healthy eating index scores over one year? 2. What is the effect of a mobile app version of the regulation of craving training intervention on body mass index, waist circumference, and blood glucose over one year? Researchers will compare the active regulation of craving training arm to a control fun food fact arm to see if the regulation of craving training improves HEI scores, BMI, and blood glucose over a year. Participants will be asked to play the regulation of craving training mobile app twice a week for a year.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 15
Maximum Age: 18
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• Biologically female

• Female gender

• Between the ages of 15y and 18y

Locations
United States
Wyoming
University of Wyoming
RECRUITING
Laramie
Contact Information
Primary
Grace Shearrer, PhD
gshearre@uwyo.edu
3033326334
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-02-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-02-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 150
Treatments
Experimental: Positive regulation of craving training
Participants randomized into the active mROC-T intervention (mROC-T+) will:~1. Read a brief essay about the social justice benefits of eating healthy foods~2. Participants complete six free-response questions to ensure that they understood the essays.~3. Participants are instructed to use the information from the essay. They are shown a cue matching the essay: Think Positive~4. They are shown an image of a healthy food (no added sugar and \< 2g/serving saturated fat) OR an image of an unhealthy food (contain added sugar and/or \>4.5g/serving saturated fat).~5. The participant is asked to rate how strong their craving is for the pictured food. The participant indicates their craving on a VAS from 1 (No craving at all) to 5 (Very high craving)
Experimental: Critical regulation of craving training
Participants randomized into the active mROC-T intervention (mROC-Tc) will:~1. Read a brief essay about the social justice consequences of eating unhealthy foods (CIRITCAL, mROCTc)~2. Participants complete six free-response questions to ensure that they understood the essays.~3. Participants are instructed to use the information from the essay. They are shown a cue matching the essay: Think Critical~4. They are shown an image of a healthy food (no added sugar and \< 2g/serving saturated fat) OR an image of an unhealthy food (contain added sugar and/or \>4.5g/serving saturated fat).~5. The participant is asked to rate how strong their craving is for the pictured food. The participant indicates their craving on a VAS from 1 (No craving at all) to 5 (Very high craving)
Sham_comparator: Control
Participants randomized to the control (CRO) group will:~1. Read a brief essay about fun food trivia (unrelated to any aspects of perceived healthiness). The essays are matched on structure/word count to the mROC-T essays.~2. Participants complete six free-response questions to ensure that they understood the essays.~3. Participants are instructed to use the information from the essay. They are shown a cue matching the essay, either: Think Relaxed or Think Serene.~4. They are shown an image of a healthy food (no added sugar and \< 2g/serving saturated fat) OR an image of an unhealthy food (contain added sugar and/or \>4.5g/serving saturated fat).~5. The participant is asked to rate how strong their craving is for the pictured food. The participant indicates their craving on a VAS from 1 (No craving at all) to 5 (Very high craving)
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: American Diabetes Association
Leads: University of Wyoming

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