Phone brain training aims to curb teen overeating
NCT ID NCT07592728
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether 10 minutes of daily brain games on a phone can help teens aged 14-17 with overweight improve their self-control around food. Over three weeks, participants play games designed to strengthen inhibitory control and receive a short nutrition lesson. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and can improve eating habits and reduce binge-eating symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- daily inhibitory control training (brain games on a phone)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to help teens make healthier food choices and reduce binge-eating symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early proof-of-concept study with only 36 participants. The training is short (3 weeks) and may not lead to lasting changes in weight or eating habits.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 14-17 years old * Have overweight or obesity (BMI-z≥85th percentile) * Have a smartphone * Can read and speak English * Interest in improving one's diet. Exclusion Criteria: * Not currently in eating disorder or weight loss treatment or receiving pharmacological/surgical treatment for obesity in the past four weeks * Not meeting criteria for atypical anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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George Mason University
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States
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