The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Eating Behaviors and Food Intake

NCT01616368 | Completed Early Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: MIRB 00458
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 19
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The investigators propose to study the effect of mindfulness training on the eating behaviors and dietary intake of overweight or obese persons. Mindfulness skills training involves bringing non-judgmental attention to thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations - including hunger and satiety cues. It is hypothesized that as subjects advance through the 8-week class series, developing their capacity for mindfulness and in effect learn to pay attention to the sensations, assumptions, cognitions, and beliefs that underlie their eating behaviors, that their eating behaviors will improve. Specifically, the investigators hypothesize that 1) there will be significant improvements in the areas of uncontrolled and emotional eating, 2) there will be significant decreases in total caloric intake and significant increases in fruits and vegetables, and 3) there will be a positive significant relationship between the frequency/consistency of mindfulness practice and improvements from baseline to follow-up measures.

Conditions

Obesity; Feeding Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Eating behaviors

  The TFEQ will be administered. Subscales for emotional eating, uncontrolled eating and cognitive restraint will be assessed

  baseline, 2 months, 5 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Nutrition intake

  baseline, 2 months, 5 months

Study Arms (1)

MEAL

EXPERIMENTAL

Participation in an 8-week mindful eating course

Behavioral: Mindful Eating and Living Course

Interventions

Mindful Eating and Living Course BEHAVIORAL

An eight week course designed to teach mindfulness skills with an emphasis on mindful eating.

Also known as: MEAL

MEAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 26

You may not qualify if:

• Psychotic disorders
• Poorly controlled bipolar disorder
• Borderline or antisocial personality disorder
• A diagnosed eating disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research: lead
• American College of Gastroenterology: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity; Feeding Behavior

Interventions

Meals

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Food; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Food and Beverages

Study Officials

• David Kearney, MD

  Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: early phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Staff Physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2012
• First Posted: June 11, 2012
• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2013
• Study Completion: January 1, 2013
• Last Updated: November 20, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-11