Testing a Brief Mindful Eating Program

NCT04531436 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 46-0617
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project evaluated the effects of a brief manualized mindful eating intervention as a treatment for overeating with individuals with overweight and obesity.

Conditions

Overeating; Overweight; Obesity

Keywords

Mindful eating; Overweight; Obesity; Intuitive eating; Overeating; Self-compassion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in overeating

  As measured by the Overeating Questionnaire. Scores can range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating a greater tendency to overeat

  Baseline, week 9, and 24-week follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in body weight

  Baseline, week 9, and 24-week follow-up

Other Outcomes (4)

• Change in mindful eating

  Baseline, week 7, 24-week follow-up

• Self-compassion

  Baseline

• Change in intuitive eating

  Baseline, week 7, 24-week follow-up

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Brief mindful eating intervention

Other: Brief mindful eating intervention

Interventions

Brief mindful eating intervention OTHER

Over the 9-week intervention, participants will be introduced to various mindful eating and intuitive eating practices which are aimed at reducing overeating and facilitating weight loss. Each session will focus on one simple, evidence-based message, aimed at modifying a current weight-relevant eating behavior of the patient. The intervention will focus on two key elements: (1) the mindful awareness of body cues (intuitive eating) and (2) the mindful awareness of external cues (mindful eating).

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 67 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• BMI of 25 to 45 kg/m2 (overweight/obese)
• Willingness to commit to program and complete various assessment measures

You may not qualify if:

• Having been pregnant in the past six months or planning on becoming pregnant in the next year
• Undergoing treatment for cancer
• Using medications that affect body weight or appetite
• Being diagnosed with bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, major depressive disorder, or another severe psychiatric disease (including dementia)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McGill University: lead

Study Sites (1)

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, H3A1G1, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hyperphagia; Overweight; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

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: Pilot feasibility trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 11, 2020
• First Posted: August 28, 2020
• Study Start: September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2018
• Study Completion: September 1, 2018
• Last Updated: August 28, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Locations

CA (1)