RCT Protocol: Emotion Regulation for Eco Anxiety & Eating Concerns in Mexicans Adults

NCT07536243 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: CEI-ISP-UV-R07/2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of a group intervention based on emotion regulation as a coping strategy for eco-anxiety and eating-related eco-concerns in Mexican adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the intervention group show a significant decrease in eco-anxiety at the end of the intervention and at the four-month follow-up?
• Does the intervention group show a significant reduction in eating-related eco-concerns, as well as improvement in emotion regulation and adaptive coping styles? Researchers will compare the intervention group with the control group to determine whether an intervention based on emotion regulation improves adaptive coping styles. Participants will:
• Attend the intervention sessions weekly for 6 weeks.
• Complete the assessment instruments at three time points: prior to the start of the intervention, at the end of the intervention, and 4 months post-intervention.

Conditions

To Evaluate the Effect of a Group Intervention Based on Emotion Regulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Eco-Anxiety Scores

  Measured using the Eco-anxiety Questionnaire (EAQ-Esp). Higher scores indicate greater eco-anxiety. The outcome is the change in scores, specifically whether eco-anxiety scores will decrease or change compared to baseline measurement

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Eating-Related Eco-Concerns

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Emotional Regulation for Eco Anxiety & Eating Concerns

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Emotional Regulation for Eco Anxiety & Eating Concerns OTHER

The program consists of six 90-minute sessions. Each session will be led by a psychologist with expertise in CBT and group interventions, accompanied by a support psychologist with experience in group settings who will be present throughout all sessions. Each session follows this structure: welcome, mindfulness exercise, development of a coping strategy, at-home practice activity, and closing

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals aged 18 to 59 years residing in Xalapa, Veracruz, who respond to the participation call.

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals with a known diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder.
• Individuals are currently receiving psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Veracruzana: lead
• University of Washington: collaborator
• Universidad de San Martín de Porres (USMP): collaborator

Central Study Contacts

Yolanda Campos-Uscanga, PhD

CONTACT

+52 2288418900; ycampos@uv.mx

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2026
• First Posted: April 17, 2026
• Study Start: April 20, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 28, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 28, 2026
• Last Updated: April 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04