Testing Intervention Strategies for Addressing Binge Eating and Food Insecurity
- Binge Eating
- Food Insecurity
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Enrolment target
- 120
- Started
- 14 September 2026
- Main results due
- 31 December 2027
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 29 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Aged 18 years and over.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult 18 years or older * English-speaking * Non-pregnant * Recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in the past 3 months) * Low or very low food security (score ≥2 on the 6-item 30-day Short Form Food Security Survey) * Willing to use a mobile application * Has a smartphone with Internet access and capacity for calls and text messaging * Has a valid email address * Willing to complete a W-9 form * Have an active U.S. bank account to which they can and are willing to receive electronic funds transfer Exclusion Criteria: * BMI of less than 19.5 * Diagnosis for which the study/intervention is not clinically indicated * Currently working with a clinical professional to receive services for weight management or binge eating * Started or recently changed (within past month) dosage for a medication for weight loss or binge eating
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized trial to assess whether different stipend distribution schedules and access to a mobile intervention can help reduce binge eating and improve food security status among adults experiencing food insecurity and recurrent binge eating.
Study sites(1)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07845461. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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