Can a 5-Minute app curb binge eating? new study tests it.
NCT ID NCT07075952
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a mobile app called FoodTraining that trains people to resist food cues. About 113 adults with obesity, bulimia, or binge-eating disorder will use the app for 4 weeks alongside their usual treatment. Researchers will measure changes in emotional eating and uncontrolled eating at 4 and 8 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FoodTraining mobile app (inhibitory control training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could help people with eating disorders better resist food cravings and improve their eating habits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study testing feasibility, not a proven treatment. The app is added to standard care, so any benefit may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 113 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- 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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16 years and older
- 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: * BMI in the obesity range (\>30) or a clinician-formulated diagnosis of binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa; * knowledge of Italian or English; * access to a mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet). Exclusion Criteria: * visual impairment not corrected by glasses * a diagnosis of psychosis; * intellectual disability.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Psychiatry Unit, University Hospital, Padova and Bariatric Unit, University Hospital, Padova
RECRUITINGPadova, Padova, 35121, Italy
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