Treating Binge Eating and Obesity Digitally in Black Women
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Binge Eating
Binge-Eating Disorder
Weight Gain Prevention
Obesity
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Other
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About This Trial
More than 30% of Black women with obesity binge eat. Binge eating may increase the risk for the development of metabolic syndrome and binge-eating-disorder (BED), which is associated with severe obesity. Though several effective treatments for binge eating exist, Black women have not fared well. Not only has their inclusion in treatment trials been limited, but when participating, they are more li…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Over 18 years of age,
* BMI ≥ 30 kg/m\^2,
* have and regularly use a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone,
* report at least one binge eating episode weekly,
* work or live within 30 miles of Kannapolis, NC,
* complete the screening questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria:
* currently preg…
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