The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Intervention as a Workplace Health Promotion Program on Weight Loss

NCT03131128 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: ChungShanMU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present study will carry out a workplace health promotion via MBI with lessons of dietary behavior to help overweight or obese workers to loss weight.

Conditions

Mindfulness; Weight Loss; Workplace; Health Promotion

Keywords

Mindfulness-based intervention; Weight loss; Workplace health promotion; Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Weight

  Body weight will be recorded during the study carried out.

  Up to 10 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Dietary Behavior

  Up to 10 months

• Food Cravings

  Up to 10 months

• Perceived Stress

  Up to 10 months

• The level of Mindfulness

  Up to 10 months

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness-based Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

2 sessions of diet nutrition education and 6 sessions of Mindfulness-based intervention, 1.5 hours each session.

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based Intervention

Health Education Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

2 sessions of diet nutrition education and 6 sessions of Health Education, 1.5 hours each session.

Behavioral: Health Education Intervention

Interventions

Mindfulness-based Intervention BEHAVIORAL

1. Keeping mindful when selecting food. 2. Be aware of hunger and satiety by the body clues. 3. Understanding how stress affect diet and life, and learn how to cope with stress in life. 4. Learning to identify overeating caused by mood, social stress and specific food.

Mindfulness-based Intervention

Health Education Intervention BEHAVIORAL

1. Identifying improper diet patterns and attitudes 2. Understanding the impact of irrational cognition and attitudes on dietary behavior 3. Training coping skills for stresses in real life and preventing the recurrence of bulimia.

Health Education Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• adults aged 20 to 65 years old;
• full-time workers with BMI ≧ 24;
• motivated to participate in the study;

You may not qualify if:

• suffering from mental illness or in an acute episode;
• suffering from life threatening or other major physical illness;
• no motivation to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chung Shan Medical University: lead
• Changhua Christian Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Chung Shan Medical University

Taichung, 402, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Weight Loss; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Feng-Cheng Tang

  Changhua Christian Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Chih-Chun Huang

CONTACT

886-930-556128; hilihuang7004@gmail.com

Shu-Ling Huang

CONTACT

886-04-24730022; shuling@csmu.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: The researchers will explain the purpose and steps of the study to all the participants and get their informed consent.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: The workers with overweight or obesity provided by the company will be randomly assigned to Group A (by MBI) or Group B (by the intervention of health education).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 20, 2017
• First Posted: April 27, 2017
• Study Start: May 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2019
• Study Completion: December 1, 2019
• Last Updated: March 22, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)