Emotional EatingNCT03744780
A One-Day ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating
A study testing ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating in people with Emotional Eating and Eating Behavior, run by McGill University at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
Emotional eating is a behaviour that has been linked to weight concerns, mental health concerns, and disordered eating. Effective interventions have been developed to treat emotional eating, however these exist solely in the context of promoting weight loss. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Emotional Eating, Eating Behavior
- What is being tested?
- ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 32 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 1 Nov 2018to 5 Mar 2019
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Engaging in emotional eating as per a DEBQ-EE score of 3.25 or higher
- Being over the age of 18
Who cannot join
- Not meeting the DEBQ-EE 3.25 or higher inclusion criteria
- Being under the age of 18
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Emotional eating is a behaviour that has been linked to weight concerns, mental health concerns, and disordered eating. Effective interventions have been developed to treat emotional eating, however these exist solely in the context of promoting weight loss. Emotional eating is not exclusive to those who struggle with weight and thus interventions are needed that target those who engage in emotional eating regardless of their weight status. The present study aims to do so through the implementation of a one day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop for emotional eaters.
Read the detailed description
Emotional eating is defined as increased food consumption in response to negative emotions, and has been linked to weight concerns, mental health concerns, and disordered eating behaviours. Effective interventions have been developed that address emotional eating, namely to improve weight loss. Such interventions are based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which encourages tolerance of internal cues, such as emotions, and external cues, such as food.
Emotional eating, however, is not exclusive to those who struggle with their weight. Many individuals maintain a normal weight despite engaging in emotional eating. These individuals still consume an excess of high calorie (for which they somehow eventually compensate), high fat, and high sugar foods as part of their emotional eating. Unhealthy dietary habits such as these have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, as well as health concerns including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Individuals with normal weight are not eligible for ACT programs described above, despite the increased risk of health concerns associated with emotional eating.
The present study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a one-day ACT workshop to reduce emotional eating and improve health that is not focused on weight loss as its primary outcome, and rather targets all individuals who engage in emotional eating.
- Conditions
- Emotional Eating, Eating Behavior
- Being tested
- ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating
- Medical subject headings
- Emotional Eating, Feeding Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ACT Workshop for Emotional EatingBehavioural
This is a one-day intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) technique to target and reduce emotional eating. The intervention will be modeled after Frayn and Knäuper's (2016) brief emotional eating intervention, which was derived from Forman et al.'s (2013) "Mind Your Health program". During the workshop, the following topics will be discussed, based on the three processes of ACT: (1) values clarification/commitment, (2) acceptance/distress tolerance, and (3) mindfulness/awareness.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating | Experimental | All participants will be assigned to a one-day intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to help reduce emotional eating. Receives: Behavioral: ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Emotional Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Emotional Eating - 3-months Post-Intervention
Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Secondary outcomes (13)
Distress Tolerance - 2-weeks Post-Intervention
Distress tolerance, as assessed by the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS). Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree with statements aimed at assessing distress tolerance, absorption, appraisal, and regulation from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree), with lower scores reflecting lower distress tolerance. Subscale scores are derived by calculating the means of the items that make up each subscale. Total score is calculating by averaging the four subscales.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Distress Tolerance - 3-months Post-Intervention
Distress tolerance, as assessed by the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS). Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree with statements aimed at assessing distress tolerance, absorption, appraisal, and regulation from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree), with lower scores reflecting lower distress tolerance. Subscale scores are derived by calculating the means of the items that make up each subscale. Total score is calculating by averaging the four subscales.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Food craving acceptance and action, as assessed by the Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ). Items are rated on a 6-point Likert-type rating scale from 1 (very seldom true) to 6 (always true), with higher scores reflecting higher acceptance. Total score is derived by summing all items. Minimum score is 10 and maximum score is 60.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 3-months Post-intervention
Food craving acceptance and action, as assessed by the Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ). Items are rated on a 6-point Likert-type rating scale from 1 (very seldom true) to 6 (always true), with higher scores reflecting higher acceptance. Total score is derived by summing all items. Minimum score is 10 and maximum score is 60.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Mindful Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Mindful eating, as assessed by the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ). It is a 28-item self-report measure that assesses five domains of mindful eating: disinhibition, external cues, awareness, emotional response and distraction. Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which extent they agree with each item from 1 ("never" / "rarely") to 4 ("usually"/ "always"), with higher scores reflecting higher levels of mindful eating. Total score is derived by taking the mean of the five subscales.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Mindful Eating - 3-months Post-intervention
Mindful eating, as assessed by the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ). It is a 28-item self-report measure that assesses five domains of mindful eating: disinhibition, external cues, awareness, emotional response and distraction. Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which extent they agree with each item from 1 ("never" / "rarely") to 4 ("usually"/ "always"), with higher scores reflecting higher levels of mindful eating. Total score is derived by taking the mean of the five subscales.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
ACT Values Application - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Application of ACT values techniques taught during the workshop, as assessed by items developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to rate the extent to which they agreed with a number of value-based statements on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Values score was derived by taking the mean of the items, with higher scores reflecting greater value-consistent eating behaviors.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
ACT Values Application - 3-months Post-intervention
Application of ACT values techniques taught during the workshop, as assessed by items developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to rate the extent to which they agreed with a number of value-based statements on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Values score was derived by taking the mean of the items, with higher scores reflecting greater value-consistent eating behaviors.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Emotional Eating Frequency - 2-weeks Post-intervention
As assessed by a self-report item developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to report the number of times they engaged in emotional eating in the past week.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Emotional Eating Frequency - 3-months Post-intervention
As assessed by a self-report item developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to report the number of times they engaged in emotional eating in the past week.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention
As assessed by a single self-report item developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to report the number of instances in which they began to engage in emotional eating and were able to stop themselves, on a scale from 1 (none of the time) to 5 (very often).
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - 3-months Post-intervention
As assessed by a single self-report item developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to report the number of instances in which they began to engage in emotional eating and were able to stop themselves, on a scale from 1 (none of the time) to 5 (very often).
Measured: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Feasibility Data: Recruitment, Eligibility, Attendance, and Attrition Rates
These include recruitment, eligibility, attendance, and attrition rates
Measured: Assessed throughout the duration of the study from the recruitment period to the completion of the workshops and follow-up questionnaires (i.e., over a 3-month period).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Nov 2018
- Study start1 Nov 2018
- Primary completion5 Mar 2019
- Study completion5 Mar 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (10)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Emotional EatingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- All participants will be assigned to the same intervention.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- McGill University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Mallory Frayn, PhD (c), Principal investigator, McGill UniversityBärbel Knäuper, PhD, Principal investigator, McGill University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03744780
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 143-0818
- Status last verified
- Oct 2019
- First submitted
- 2 Nov 2018
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2019
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Study data, including the intervention manual, study protocol, statistical analysis plan, and outcomes will be shared with other researchers upon request.
Publications
Forman EM, Butryn ML, Juarascio AS, Bradley LE, Lowe MR, Herbert JD, Shaw JA. The mind your health project: a randomized controlled trial of an innovative behavioral treatment for obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Jun;21(6):1119-26. doi: 10.1002/oby.20169. Epub 2013 May 13.
PubMed 23666772Geliebter 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.
PubMed 15000995Hou L, Li F, Wang Y, Ou Z, Xu D, Tan W, Dai M. Association between dietary patterns and coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Jan 15;8(1):781-90. eCollection 2015.
PubMed 25785058Konttinen H, Mannisto S, Sarlio-Lahteenkorva S, Silventoinen K, Haukkala A. Emotional eating, depressive symptoms and self-reported food consumption. A population-based study. Appetite. 2010 Jun;54(3):473-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.01.014. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
PubMed 20138944Lillis J, Niemeier HM, Thomas JG, Unick J, Ross KM, Leahey TM, Kendra KE, Dorfman L, Wing RR. A randomized trial of an acceptance-based behavioral intervention for weight loss in people with high internal disinhibition. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Dec;24(12):2509-2514. doi: 10.1002/oby.21680. Epub 2016 Nov 2.
PubMed 27804255Oliver G, Wardle J, Gibson EL. Stress and food choice: a laboratory study. Psychosom Med. 2000 Nov-Dec;62(6):853-65. doi: 10.1097/00006842-200011000-00016.
PubMed 11139006Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Lampousi AM, Knuppel S, Iqbal K, Bechthold A, Schlesinger S, Boeing H. Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jun;105(6):1462-1473. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.153148. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
PubMed 28446499Sami W, Ansari T, Butt NS, Hamid MRA. Effect of diet on type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2017 Apr-Jun;11(2):65-71.
PubMed 28539866van Strien T, van de Laar FA, van Leeuwe JF, Lucassen PL, van den Hoogen HJ, Rutten GE, van Weel C. The dieting dilemma in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: does dietary restraint predict weight gain 4 years after diagnosis? Health Psychol. 2007 Jan;26(1):105-12. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.105.
PubMed 17209703Frayn M, Khanyari S, Knauper B. A 1-day acceptance and commitment therapy workshop leads to reductions in emotional eating in adults. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Oct;25(5):1399-1411. doi: 10.1007/s40519-019-00778-6. Epub 2019 Sep 20.
PubMed 31541426
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Nov 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A One-Day ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03744780
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 143-0818
- Conditions
- Emotional Eating, Eating Behavior
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 32 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- McGill UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Nov 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 5 Mar 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 5 Mar 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Nov 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 14 Nov 2019
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Emotional eating is a behaviour that has been linked to weight concerns, mental health concerns, and disordered eating. Effective interventions have been developed to treat emotional eating, however these exist solely in the context of promoting weight loss. Emotional eating is not exclusive to those who struggle with weight and thus interventions are needed that target those who engage in emotional eating regardless of their weight status. The present study aims to do so through the implementation of a one day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop for emotional eaters.
Detailed description
Emotional eating is defined as increased food consumption in response to negative emotions, and has been linked to weight concerns, mental health concerns, and disordered eating behaviours. Effective interventions have been developed that address emotional eating, namely to improve weight loss. Such interventions are based in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which encourages tolerance of internal cues, such as emotions, and external cues, such as food.
Emotional eating, however, is not exclusive to those who struggle with their weight. Many individuals maintain a normal weight despite engaging in emotional eating. These individuals still consume an excess of high calorie (for which they somehow eventually compensate), high fat, and high sugar foods as part of their emotional eating. Unhealthy dietary habits such as these have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, as well as health concerns including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Individuals with normal weight are not eligible for ACT programs described above, despite the increased risk of health concerns associated with emotional eating.
The present study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a one-day ACT workshop to reduce emotional eating and improve health that is not focused on weight loss as its primary outcome, and rather targets all individuals who engage in emotional eating.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- All participants will be assigned to the same intervention.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating | Experimental | Behavioral: ACT Workshop for Emotional EatingAll participants will be assigned to a one-day intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to help reduce emotional eating. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Engaging in emotional eating as per a DEBQ-EE score of 3.25 or higher
- Being over the age of 18
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Not meeting the DEBQ-EE 3.25 or higher inclusion criteria
- Being under the age of 18
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ACT Workshop for Emotional EatingThis is a one-day intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) technique to target and reduce emotional eating. The intervention will be modeled after Frayn and Knäuper's (2016) brief emotional eating intervention, which was derived from Forman et al.'s (2013) "Mind Your Health program". During the workshop, the following topics will be discussed, based on the three processes of ACT: (1) values clarification/commitment, (2) acceptance/distress tolerance, and (3) mindfulness/awareness. | Behavioural | ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating |
Primary outcome
Emotional Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.
Emotional Eating - 3-months Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.
13 secondary outcomes
Distress Tolerance - 2-weeks Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Distress Tolerance - 3-months Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Mindful Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Mindful Eating - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
ACT Values Application - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
ACT Values Application - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Emotional Eating Frequency - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Emotional Eating Frequency - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention
Feasibility Data: Recruitment, Eligibility, Attendance, and Attrition Rates
Time frame: Assessed throughout the duration of the study from the recruitment period to the completion of the workshops and follow-up questionnaires (i.e., over a 3-month period).
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Nov 2019.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 23666772Forman EM, Butryn ML, Juarascio AS, Bradley LE, Lowe MR, Herbert JD, Shaw JA. The mind your health project: a randomized controlled trial of an innovative behavioral treatment for obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Jun;21(6):1119-26. doi: 10.1002/oby.20169. Epub 2013 May 13.
- Background: PubMed 15000995Geliebter 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.
- Background: PubMed 25785058Hou L, Li F, Wang Y, Ou Z, Xu D, Tan W, Dai M. Association between dietary patterns and coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Jan 15;8(1):781-90. eCollection 2015.
- Background: PubMed 20138944Konttinen H, Mannisto S, Sarlio-Lahteenkorva S, Silventoinen K, Haukkala A. Emotional eating, depressive symptoms and self-reported food consumption. A population-based study. Appetite. 2010 Jun;54(3):473-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.01.014. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
- Background: PubMed 27804255Lillis J, Niemeier HM, Thomas JG, Unick J, Ross KM, Leahey TM, Kendra KE, Dorfman L, Wing RR. A randomized trial of an acceptance-based behavioral intervention for weight loss in people with high internal disinhibition. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Dec;24(12):2509-2514. doi: 10.1002/oby.21680. Epub 2016 Nov 2.
- Background: PubMed 11139006Oliver G, Wardle J, Gibson EL. Stress and food choice: a laboratory study. Psychosom Med. 2000 Nov-Dec;62(6):853-65. doi: 10.1097/00006842-200011000-00016.
- Background: PubMed 28446499Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Lampousi AM, Knuppel S, Iqbal K, Bechthold A, Schlesinger S, Boeing H. Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Jun;105(6):1462-1473. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.153148. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
- Background: PubMed 28539866Sami W, Ansari T, Butt NS, Hamid MRA. Effect of diet on type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2017 Apr-Jun;11(2):65-71.
- Background: PubMed 17209703van Strien T, van de Laar FA, van Leeuwe JF, Lucassen PL, van den Hoogen HJ, Rutten GE, van Weel C. The dieting dilemma in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: does dietary restraint predict weight gain 4 years after diagnosis? Health Psychol. 2007 Jan;26(1):105-12. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.105.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31541426Frayn M, Khanyari S, Knauper B. A 1-day acceptance and commitment therapy workshop leads to reductions in emotional eating in adults. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Oct;25(5):1399-1411. doi: 10.1007/s40519-019-00778-6. Epub 2019 Sep 20.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Study data, including the intervention manual, study protocol, statistical analysis plan, and outcomes will be shared with other researchers upon request.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Mallory Frayn, PhD (c) principal investigator
McGill University
Bärbel Knäuper, PhD principal investigator
McGill University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating in people with Emotional Eating and Eating Behavior, run by McGill University at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 14 Nov 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Emotional Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention (time frame: Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03744780, which also lists 10 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Nov 2019.