Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Working Memory Training
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric, ADHD |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | October 2015 |
| End Date: | May 2016 |
This study will examine the effects of providing subjects who have attention deficits, with
or without a formal diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with
Working Memory computerized training and explore whether this training is a feasible way to
help them better engage in a weight loss treatment program, thereby enhancing weight loss
results. Half of the participants will receive five weeks of online adaptive WM training
concurrently while attending an in-person 24-week behavioral weight management program and
half will receive five weeks of a non-adaptive form of cognitive training concurrently while
attending a 24-week behavioral weight management program in person.
or without a formal diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with
Working Memory computerized training and explore whether this training is a feasible way to
help them better engage in a weight loss treatment program, thereby enhancing weight loss
results. Half of the participants will receive five weeks of online adaptive WM training
concurrently while attending an in-person 24-week behavioral weight management program and
half will receive five weeks of a non-adaptive form of cognitive training concurrently while
attending a 24-week behavioral weight management program in person.
Populations with ADHD or attention issues tend to have more weight loss attempts, struggle
more with losing weight, and drop out of treatment more frequently than those without
attention difficulties. Adaptive working memory training has been used to strengthen working
memory and to mediate the symptoms associated with ADHD. The adaptive training becomes
progressively more challenging as participants master each level of the training, while
non-adaptive training remains at the same level throughout. Both groups will attend 24
weekly, in-person weight management classes on the University of Vermont Campus. Both groups
will do cognitive training on their own home computers five days a week for 30-40 minutes
for five weeks concurrently while engaged in the weight loss program.
more with losing weight, and drop out of treatment more frequently than those without
attention difficulties. Adaptive working memory training has been used to strengthen working
memory and to mediate the symptoms associated with ADHD. The adaptive training becomes
progressively more challenging as participants master each level of the training, while
non-adaptive training remains at the same level throughout. Both groups will attend 24
weekly, in-person weight management classes on the University of Vermont Campus. Both groups
will do cognitive training on their own home computers five days a week for 30-40 minutes
for five weeks concurrently while engaged in the weight loss program.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must score 4 or higher on the ASRS v. 1.1
- Must live within 45 minutes driving distance from UVM campus
- Must be able to exercise
- Must have a computer with internet access and ability to utilize flash
- Must be 18 or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- Health issues that preclude exercise
- use of medications that interfere with the ability to lose weight
- vacation longer than two weeks
- current participation in another weight loss program
- reside more than 45 minutes from UVM campus in Burlington
- no internet access, no home computer, or computer cannot use flash
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