A Brief Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating

NCT04457804 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Emotional eating is a behaviour that has been linked to weight concerns, mental health concerns, and disordered eating. Effective interventions have been developed to treat emotional eating, however these exist solely in the context of promoting weight loss. Emotional eating is not exclusive to those who struggle with weight and thus interventions are needed that target those who engage in emotional eating regardless of their weight status. The present study aims to do so through the implementation of a brief online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop for emotional eaters.

Conditions

Emotional Eating; Eating Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Emotional Eating - Post-Intervention

  Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.

  Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)

• Emotional Eating - 2 weeks post-intervention

  Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.

  Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session

• Emotional Eating - 3 months Post-Intervention

  Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.

  Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session

Secondary Outcomes (22)

• Distress Tolerance - Post-Intervention

  Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)

• Distress Tolerance - 2-weeks Post-Intervention

  Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session

• Distress Tolerance - 3-months Post-Intervention

  Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session

• Food Craving Acceptance and Action - Post-intervention

  Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)

• Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 2-weeks Post-intervention

  Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session

Study Arms (1)

Online ACT workshop for Emotional Eating

EXPERIMENTAL

All participants will be assigned to 2, 1.5 hour interventions using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to help reduce emotional eating.

Behavioral: Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating

Interventions

Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating BEHAVIORAL

This is a brief online intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) technique to target and reduce emotional eating. The intervention will be modeled after Frayn and Knäuper's 1-day ACT workshop for emotional eating intervention, which was derived from Forman and colleagues' "Mind Your Health Program". During the workshop, the following topics will be discussed, based on the three processes of ACT: (1) values clarification/commitment, (2) acceptance/distress tolerance, and (3) mindfulness/awareness.

Online ACT workshop for Emotional Eating

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Self-identifying as emotional-eater
• Being over the age of 18

You may not qualify if:

• \- N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McGill University: lead

Study Sites (1)

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, H3A1G1, Canada

Location

Related Publications (8)

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  PMID: 23666772 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 15000995 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 25785058 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 20138944 BACKGROUND

• Lillis J, Niemeier HM, Thomas JG, Unick J, Ross KM, Leahey TM, Kendra KE, Dorfman L, Wing RR. A randomized trial of an acceptance-based behavioral intervention for weight loss in people with high internal disinhibition. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Dec;24(12):2509-2514. doi: 10.1002/oby.21680. Epub 2016 Nov 2.

  PMID: 27804255 BACKGROUND

• Oliver G, Wardle J, Gibson EL. Stress and food choice: a laboratory study. Psychosom Med. 2000 Nov-Dec;62(6):853-65. doi: 10.1097/00006842-200011000-00016.

  PMID: 11139006 BACKGROUND

• Frayn M, Khanyari S, Knauper B. A 1-day acceptance and commitment therapy workshop leads to reductions in emotional eating in adults. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Oct;25(5):1399-1411. doi: 10.1007/s40519-019-00778-6. Epub 2019 Sep 20.

  PMID: 31541426 BACKGROUND

• Di Sante J, Frayn M, Angelescu A, Knauper B. Proof-of-concept testing of a brief virtual ACT workshop for emotional eating. Appetite. 2024 Aug 1;199:107386. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107386. Epub 2024 Apr 30.

  PMID: 38692511 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emotional Eating; Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Behavior, Animal

Study Officials

• Bärbel Knauper, PhD

  McGill University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: James McGill Professor

Model Details: All participants will be assigned to the same intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2020
• First Posted: July 7, 2020
• Study Start: May 18, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 25, 2020
• Study Completion: September 25, 2020
• Last Updated: September 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

CA (1)