Intuitive Eating for Disordered Eating

NCT05031611 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20200516
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 123
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Purpose: Research on intuitive eating is growing, but there are few interventions demonstrating the effect of learning to eat intuitively for people with disordered eating. Young women in particular are at high-risk for developing disordered eating. This study aimed to test the outcomes of a novel intuitive eating intervention for young women with disordered eating. Methods: This study is the first randomized controlled trial introducing intuitive eating to a sample of participants with disordered eating. Participants with current eating disorders were excluded from this study. Women (n=123) ages 18-30 with high levels of disordered eating participated in this study and were randomized to either a treatment (10-week web-based intervention) or control group (10-week waitlist).

Conditions

Eating Disorder Symptom; Eating Behavior; Body Image; Psychological Distress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Intuitive Eating

  Intuitive eating was measured by the Intuitive Eating Scale, 2nd edition (IES-2). Scores on this scale range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater levels of Intuitive Eating.

  Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

• Disordered Eating

  Revised Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-r18)

  Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Body Appreciation

  Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

• Dichotomous Thinking Around Food

  Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

• Psychological Flexibility

  Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

• Food Intake

  Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

  Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

Study Arms (2)

Intuitive Eating Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention was a novel 10-week program aimed at promoting IE through pre-recorded videos, reading material, and bi-weekly discussion sessions. The intervention introduced the following modules sequentially: Unconditional Permission to Eat, Reliance to Hunger and Fullness Cues, Body-Food Choice Congruence, Gentle Nutrition, and Joyful Movement. Every other week, a new module was introduced. Participants were taught the concept of this module through video and reading, then prompted to practice it over the week. On opposite weeks, the module last introduced was discussed in greater detail through video, and participants were given the opportunity to discuss amongst one another and have all questions answered by the researchers.

Behavioral: Intuitive Eating Treatment

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

Waitlist control group participants completed a series of questionnaires at the beginning and end of a 10-week interval, to compare changes in those who completed the intervention versus those who did not. This group was subsequently invited to participate in the intervention after their time on the wait-list.

Interventions

Intuitive Eating Treatment BEHAVIORAL

Participants received a brief web-based intervention for disordered eating which focused on a style of eating behavior called "intuitive eating". Please see arm description for more details.

Intuitive Eating Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Women are affected by disordered eating at higher rates than men.
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Female
• Between 18 and 30 years of age
• Located in the United States or Canada
• No eating disorder
• No previous participation in an intuitive eating intervention
• Score greater than or equal to 25 on the TFEQ-r18 at baseline

You may not qualify if:

• Gender not female
• Younger than 18 years of age
• Older than 30 years of age
• Located outside the United States or Canada
• Score less than 25 on the TFEQ-r18 at baseline
• Previously participated in an intuitive eating intervention
• Current eating disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yeshiva University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Study was conducted exclusively online

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 14, 2021
• First Posted: September 2, 2021
• Study Start: April 8, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 2, 2020
• Study Completion: March 17, 2021
• Last Updated: September 2, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Researchers may request data after investigators publish results

Locations

US (1)