ACT for Weight-related Experiential Avoidance

NCT05486442 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NEU/SS/2022/1208
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to investigate whether Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training would be helpful to reduce weight-related experiential avoidance among individuals who reported weight concern

Conditions

Eating Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in weight-related experiential avoidance

  It was measured by Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Weight-Related Difficulties-Revised. The scale includes 10 items that are rated on 7 points scale (1 = not true at all - 7 = completely true). Higher scores indicate greater weight related experiential avoidance.

  At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in eating attitudes

  At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)

• Change in general experiential avoidance

  At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)

• Change in social physique anxiety

  At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the experimental group received ACT training in the group setting aiming to reduce weight-related experiential avoidance. This included 6 sessions in total. Each session was completed approximately in 80 mins.

Behavioral: ACT for weight-related experiential avoidance

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the control group did not receive any manipulation

Interventions

ACT for weight-related experiential avoidance BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the experimental group received weight concern-related ACT training in a group setting. Each session focused on different dimensions of ACT and included relevant exercises and homeworks. Dimensions studied included creative hopelessness, control strategies, mindfulness exercises, values and barries to values and commitment to action.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Individuals who were 18 years and older
• Ability to read and understand Turkish

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who have received mental health intervention over the last one year
• and those who were diagnosed with an eating disorder were excluded from the analyses

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bahcesehir Cyprus University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Near East University

Nicosia, Cyprus

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Pearson, Adria N., Victoria M. Follette, and Steven C. Hayes.

  BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Protocol of this study was adapted with permission of corresponding author

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Officials

• Meryem Karaaziz, PhD

  Near East University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 30, 2022
• First Posted: August 3, 2022
• Study Start: March 4, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 3, 2022
• Study Completion: June 3, 2022
• Last Updated: August 3, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CY (1)