FoodSteps for Binge Eating & Food Insecurity

January 27, 2026 updated by: Andrea Graham, Northwestern University

Evaluating a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating and Weight Management Among Adults With Food Insecurity

The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot trial of a mobile intervention that targets binge eating and weight-related behaviors, to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention among adults with recurrent binge eating, diabetes, and food insecurity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

31

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults age 18 years or older
  • Recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in the past 3 months)
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Food insecure status (e.g. difficulty accessing food)
  • Interested in losing weight and reducing binge eating
  • Willing to use a mobile application
  • Has a smartphone with Internet access and capacity for calls and text messaging
  • Has a valid email address
  • Not pregnant
  • English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis for which the study/intervention is not clinically indicated
  • Currently receiving clinical services for weight management or binge eating
  • Started or recently (within the past month) changed dosage of a medication for binge eating, weight management, or diabetes

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Behavioral intervention
Behavioral: FoodSteps
Participants will get access to the FoodSteps digital intervention with coaching for 16 weeks and receive a weekly stipend benefit to aid with implementing health behavior changes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Recruitment Rate
Time Frame: 16 weeks
Feasibility assessed by study recruitment and retention rates
16 weeks
Study Retention Rate
Time Frame: 16 weeks
Feasibility assessed by study recruitment and retention rates
16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 26, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 20, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

November 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 30, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 30, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 4, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 28, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STU00219612

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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