Brain power and binge eating: new study tracks Kids' weight over time
NCT ID NCT04701671
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 180 children with overweight or obesity to see how their thinking skills (like memory and self-control) relate to eating habits and weight changes over time. Researchers will use brain tasks and interviews to understand these links. The goal is to find better ways to prevent or treat binge eating and obesity in kids.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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
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Who is studied
Participants will include 180 children (9-12y) representing a spectrum of risk for eating and weight disorders, including overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 85th age- and sex-adjusted percentile) with LOC eating (n=60), overweight/obese without LOC eating (n=60), and healthy weight without LOC eating (5th percentile ≤ BMI \< 85th percentile; n=60).
- Ages
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9 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Not currently taking any medications known to affect weight or appetite * Free of any current or past medical or psychiatric conditions known to significantly affect eating or weight (e.g., diabetes, bulimia nervosa), with the exception of binge eating disorder * In the low average range or higher on measures of general intellectual functioning * Free of any conditions affecting executive functioning (e.g., recent concussion, history of traumatic brain injury) * Fluent in English, and able to read and comprehend study materials * Not currently pregnant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of PIttsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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