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Study on Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment for Teens

This study is looking at how an "intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment" (IHBLT) affects teens who are overweight or have obesity, and their caregivers. The IHBLT involves 18 group meetings over six months, covering nutrition, physical activity, and family communication. Researchers want to see if this treatment improves executive functioning (skills like planning and self-control) in both teens and caregivers, as well as weight status and overall health behaviors. We're looking for 10 teens, aged 13-17, who are overweight or have obesity, along with their legal guardian. Success will be measured by changes in executive functioning skills after six months. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 10 participants. It is an open trial feasibility study.
What's involved
You and your caregiver would attend 18 group meetings over six months. Assessments of skills, weight, diet, and activity will be done before and after treatment.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Assessments are completed at the end of the 6-month treatment period.

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NCT06969235

Examining the Role of Executive Functioning in Family-Based Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment

Recruiting
NAAges 13–17InterventionalTreatment
University of Missouri-Columbia
~10 participants
Updated 2026-02-12 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Youth EF - CPT-3 Commissions
Measured over Post-Treatment (Month 6)
+4 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Pediatric Overweight

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Missouri1

Study leadership

  • Crystal Lim, PhD, ABPP · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Missouri-Columbia

Who to contact

Crystal Lim, PhD, ABPP
[email protected]
573-882-2667
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Youth 13-17 years old
Youth with OV/OB (BMI≥85th percentile for age/gender norms)
Participating caregiver must be the participating youth's legal guardian
Participating youth and caregiver speak and read English
Participating youth and caregiver agree to attend IHBLT group meetings in-between the pre- and post-treatment assessments.

Exclusion

Youth pervasive developmental disorder (e.g., intellectual disability)
Youth or caregiver in commercial weight loss program or taking prescribed medications for the prior three months that impact appetite or weight
Youth or caregiver with documented history of eating disorder or untreated severe depression
Both youth and caregiver scores are two standard deviations or above the mean on the CPT-3 Commissions and Stroop Interference, representing significantly higher than average EF skills.

What this trial measures

  • Youth EF - CPT-3 CommissionsPost-Treatment (Month 6)

    Youth T-score on the Continuous Performance Test Third Edition (CPT-3) Commissions subscale; T-scores (M = 50, SD = 10) used with higher scores representing worse executive functioning (EF)

  • Youth EF - StroopPost-Treatment (Month 6)

    Youth T-score on the Stroop Color Word Interference scale; T-scores (Mean = 50, SD = 10) used, with higher scores indicating better executive functioning (EF)

  • Youth EF - Trails BPost-Treatment (Month 6)

    Youth Trails B z-score; z-score (Mean = 0, SD = 1), with lower scores indicating worse executive functioning (EF)

  • Youth EF - BRIEF-2 Self Report GECPost-Treatment (Month 6)

    Youth self-report on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Second Edition (BRIEF-2) Global Executive Composite (GEC) subscale T-score; T-score (Mean = 50, SD = 10), with higher scores representing worse executive functioning (EF)

  • Youth EF - BRIEF-2 Parent Report GECPost-Treatment (Month 6)

    Parent-report of youth Global Executive Composite (GEC) subscale T-score on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Second Edition (BRIEF-2); T-score (Mean = 50, SD = 10), with higher scores representing worse executive functioning (EF)