A Weight Loss Trial for Emotional Eating
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Weight Loss Intervention for Obesity
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new weight loss treatment which incorporates behavioral weight loss skills and skills for learning how to identify, manage, and cope with emotions helps with weight loss and emotional eating in people who are overweight and eat in response to emotions.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable obesity
Started Sep 2009
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 15, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 5, 2014
CompletedFebruary 5, 2014
February 1, 2014
1.4 years
August 15, 2011
February 4, 2014
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
weight change
12 weeks and 20 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
changes in emotional eating
12 weeks and 20 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Behavioral Weight Loss
ACTIVE COMPARATORState of the art behavioral weight loss treatment
Enhanced Behavioral Weight Loss
EXPERIMENTALCombines behavioral weight loss skills with skills specifically targeting emotional eating.
Interventions
Weekly group meetings addressing behavioral weight loss skills including calorie counting, exercise, behavior modification, environmental changes, and coping with triggers.
Weekly group meetings that combine behavioral weight loss skills (calorie counting, exercise, behavior modification, environmental changes) with skills to decrease emotional eating by learning ways to manage and cope with emotions without eating.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Non-smoker, free of diabetes, overweight and interested in losing weight, eat in response to emotions
You may not qualify if:
- Diabetes, any major medical or psychiatric condition that would compromise ability to participate, hypertension, current mental health treatment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
CORE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
Related Publications (1)
Goldbacher E, La Grotte C, Komaroff E, Vander Veur S, Foster GD. An initial evaluation of a weight loss intervention for individuals who engage in emotional eating. J Behav Med. 2016 Feb;39(1):139-50. doi: 10.1007/s10865-015-9678-6. Epub 2015 Sep 4.
PMID: 26341357DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Edie M Goldbacher, PhD
Universidad La Salle, Mexico
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 15, 2011
First Posted
February 5, 2014
Study Start
September 1, 2009
Primary Completion
February 1, 2011
Study Completion
February 1, 2011
Last Updated
February 5, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-02