NCT05485493

Brief Summary

The study was carried out to determine the effect of internet-based solution-oriented group counseling on the emotional eating levels of nursing faculty students. The population of the research of 481 nursing students studying at the Nursing Faculty in Istanbul. Sampling, on the other hand, is aimed at 60-person plans. Within the scope of the study; At the 5% significance level and to be 16 in 1,204 domains, 32 individuals must be reached (df=30; t=1,697). Losses may occur before; Two experimental groups, each consisting of 15 students, and two control groups are targeted. The students will assigned to the experimental and control groups by simple random sampling method. The experimental group (n=26) will give solution-oriented group counseling on emotional eating once a week for 6 sessions over the internet. The control group (n=29) will trained 45-minute about healthy eating habits. Data will collected with the "Information Form", "Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire Emotional Eating Sub-Dimension" and "Challenges in Emotion Regulation Scale". The data will analies by chi-square test, independent groups t-test and repeated groups Anova test in SPSS program.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2021

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 30, 2021

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 30, 2021

Completed
16 days until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 15, 2021

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 2, 2022

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 3, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

May 9, 2023

Status Verified

August 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

August 2, 2022

Last Update Submit

May 7, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

emotional eatingsolution focused counselingnursing studentbody mass index

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Internet-based solution-focused short-term group counseling has an effect on reducing the emotional eating levels of nursing students.

    Çeviri sonuçları Solution-oriented group counseling applied online has a positive effect on the emotional eating levels of nursing students.

    2 months

  • Internet-based solution-oriented short-term group counseling has an effect on reducing body mass indexes of nursing students.

    Çeviri sonuçları Solution-oriented group counseling applied online has a positive effect on the emotional eating levels of nursing students.

    2 months

  • Internet-based solution-oriented short-term group counseling has an effect on reducing the emotion regulation difficulties of nursing students.

    Çeviri sonuçları Solution-oriented group counseling applied online has a positive effect on the emotional eating levels of nursing students.

    2 months

Study Arms (2)

experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The counseling program is 6 sessions, and it is the sessions will last 60-90 minutes on average once a week and be conducted via online video-conference applications. The first session is informing group members about emotional eating and solution-oriented approach, determining members' goals and expectations. Second session; It aims to ensure that emotions are noticed, to clarify the goals with the miracle question technique, and to focus on the solution by getting away from the problems. In the third session; Exception questions focus on recognizing exceptional situations, strengths, and skills. In the fourth session; It is aimed to discuss the existing coping methods of the group members, to recognize the useful coping methods and strengths and to increase their use. In the fifth session; focuses on designing a positive future and steps towards achieving a positive future. In the sixth session, the sessions are summarized by the group leader and members.

Behavioral: Internet-Based Solution Focused Short-Term Group Counseling

control group

SHAM COMPARATOR

A one-session nutrition education will be given to the control group. Students will be informed about the emotional eating behavior and they will be informed about the physical exercise and nutrition regulation process. Measurements will be repeated at the end of the session and 2 weeks later.

Other: healthy nutrition education

Interventions

Sessions will be held online once a week, with an average duration of 60-90 minutes, in the form of 6 sessions, via video-conference applications.

experimental group

60-minute single session healthy eating training

control group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Having a higher score than the scale mean (DEBQ\>20). To know Turkish.

You may not qualify if:

  • Having a mental or physical problem that prevents communication. Not attending more than two sessions

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (7)

  • Bekker MH, van de Meerendonk C, Mollerus J. Effects of negative mood induction and impulsivity on self-perceived emotional eating. Int J Eat Disord. 2004 Dec;36(4):461-9. doi: 10.1002/eat.20041.

    PMID: 15558635BACKGROUND
  • Bennett J, Greene G, Schwartz-Barcott D. Perceptions of emotional eating behavior. A qualitative study of college students. Appetite. 2013 Jan;60(1):187-192. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.09.023. Epub 2012 Oct 6.

    PMID: 23046706BACKGROUND
  • Blair AJ, Lewis VJ, Booth DA. Does emotional eating interfere with success in attempts at weight control? Appetite. 1990 Oct;15(2):151-7. doi: 10.1016/0195-6663(90)90047-c.

    PMID: 2268140BACKGROUND
  • Canetti L, Bachar E, Berry EM. Food and emotion. Behav Processes. 2002 Nov;60(2):157-164. doi: 10.1016/s0376-6357(02)00082-7.

    PMID: 12426067BACKGROUND
  • Geliebter A, Aversa A. Emotional eating in overweight, normal weight, and underweight individuals. Eat Behav. 2003 Jan;3(4):341-7. doi: 10.1016/s1471-0153(02)00100-9.

    PMID: 15000995BACKGROUND
  • Levoy E, Lazaridou A, Brewer J, Fulwiler C. An exploratory study of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for emotional eating. Appetite. 2017 Feb 1;109:124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.11.029. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

    PMID: 27890474BACKGROUND
  • Pengpid S, Peltzer K. Risk of disordered eating attitudes and its relation to mental health among university students in ASEAN. Eat Weight Disord. 2018 Jun;23(3):349-355. doi: 10.1007/s40519-018-0507-0. Epub 2018 Apr 21.

    PMID: 29681011BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emotional Eating

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding BehaviorBehavior

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: The research is a randomized controlled experimental model with a pretest posttest control group.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2022

First Posted

August 3, 2022

Study Start

June 30, 2021

Primary Completion

August 30, 2021

Study Completion

September 15, 2021

Last Updated

May 9, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-08

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