Pilot Testing a Novel Approach to Pediatric Obesity Treatment

PHASE1/PHASE2Not yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 1, 2025

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Conditions
Overweight AdolescentsObese Adolescents
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Emotion regulation and self-monitoring to treat pediatric obesity

Participants will attend telehealth group sessions once weekly and be asked to self-monitor their mood and health behaviors daily between sessions.

OTHER

Psychoeducation

Participants who are randomized to the control group will receive an online, one-time, self-led psychoeducation program with information about current daily sleep, diet, and physical activity recommendations (e.g., information about sleep hygiene, the food pyramid, and recommendations for 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily).

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

collaborator

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

OTHER

lead

Texas Tech University

OTHER