Emotional EatingNCT04457804
A Brief Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating
A study testing Virtual 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?
- Virtual 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
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 18 May 2020to 25 Sep 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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
- Self-identifying as emotional-eater
- Being over the age of 18
Who cannot join
- N/A
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 brief online 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.
Previous studies have found that brief ACT interventions are effective for the reduction of emotional eating. Our laboratory has recently developed and pilot-tested a one-day ACT workshop intervention for emotional eating, which was found to be effective for reducing emotional eating and deemed feasible and acceptable by participants.
The present study was developed with the aim to adapt the above mentioned workshop intervention to an online format in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. The study aims to test the efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of a brief, online version of the above mentioned one-day ACT workshop for emotional eating. The workshops will be delivered through the Zoom online platform.
- Conditions
- Emotional Eating, Eating Behavior
- Being tested
- Virtual 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.
Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional EatingBehavioural
This is a brief online intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) technique to target and reduce emotional eating. The intervention will be modeled after Frayn and Knäuper's 1-day ACT workshop for emotional eating intervention, which was derived from Forman and colleagues' "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 |
|---|---|---|
| Online ACT workshop for Emotional Eating | Experimental | All participants will be assigned to 2, 1.5 hour interventions using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques to help reduce emotional eating. Receives: Behavioral: Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Emotional Eating - 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 at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
Secondary outcomes (22)
Distress Tolerance - 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 at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 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 at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
Mindful Eating - 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 at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
ACT Values Application - 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 at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
Emotional Eating Frequency - 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 at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - 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 at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
Feasibility Data: Recruitment Rates
Overall number of participants who expressed interest in the workshop over the recruitment period.
Measured: Assessed during the recruitment period (i.e. over a period of 2 months)
Feasibility Data: Workshop Attendance Rates
Number of participants who received the intervention (i.e. who attended both workshop sessions) out of the number of participants who signed up.
Measured: Assessed during the treatment period: from baseline to post-treatment (i.e. over the course of 1 week).
Feasibility Data: Dropout Rates
Number of participants who have dropped out or withdrawn from the study at any time point from baseline assessment to last follow-up assessment. Number of dropouts and withdrawals will be kept track of at each study time-point.
Measured: Assessed from baseline to the 3-month follow-up assessment.
Feasibility Data: Loss-to-Follow-Up Rates
Number of participants (out of those who have attended the workshop) who have not completed the follow-up questionnaire(s). The number of participants with missing follow-up data will be kept track of at all follow-up time points (post-treatment, 2-week follow-up, and 3-month follow-up).
Measured: Assessed at the 2-week follow-up time point and the 3-month follow-up time point.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Jul 2020
- Study start18 May 2020
- Primary completion25 Sep 2020
- Study completion25 Sep 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (8)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
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- McGill University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Barbel Knauper, McGill University
- Investigators
- Bärbel Knauper, PhD, Principal investigator, McGill University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04457804
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 01
- Status last verified
- Sep 2021
- First submitted
- 22 Jun 2020
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
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 11139006Frayn 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 31541426Di Sante J, Frayn M, Angelescu A, Knauper B. Proof-of-concept testing of a brief virtual ACT workshop for emotional eating. Appetite. 2024 Aug 1;199:107386. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107386. Epub 2024 Apr 30.
PubMed 38692511
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Sep 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Brief Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04457804
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 01
- Conditions
- Emotional Eating, Eating Behavior
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- McGill UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 18 May 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 Sep 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Sep 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 Jul 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
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 brief online 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.
Previous studies have found that brief ACT interventions are effective for the reduction of emotional eating. Our laboratory has recently developed and pilot-tested a one-day ACT workshop intervention for emotional eating, which was found to be effective for reducing emotional eating and deemed feasible and acceptable by participants.
The present study was developed with the aim to adapt the above mentioned workshop intervention to an online format in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. The study aims to test the efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of a brief, online version of the above mentioned one-day ACT workshop for emotional eating. The workshops will be delivered through the Zoom online platform.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Online ACT workshop for Emotional Eating | Experimental | Behavioral: Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional EatingAll participants will be assigned to 2, 1.5 hour interventions 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)
- Self-identifying as emotional-eater
- Being over the age of 18
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- N/A
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual ACT Workshop for Emotional EatingThis is a brief online intervention using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) technique to target and reduce emotional eating. The intervention will be modeled after Frayn and Knäuper's 1-day ACT workshop for emotional eating intervention, which was derived from Forman and colleagues' "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 | Online ACT workshop for Emotional Eating |
Primary outcome
Emotional Eating - Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
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 - 2 weeks post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session
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 3-months following the second (last) session
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.
22 secondary outcomes
Distress Tolerance - Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
Distress Tolerance - 2-weeks Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session
Distress Tolerance - 3-months Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session
Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session
Mindful Eating - Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
Mindful Eating - 2-weeks Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session
Mindful Eating - 3-months Post-Intervention
Time frame: Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session
ACT Values Application - Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
ACT Values Application - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session
ACT Values Application - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session
Emotional Eating Frequency - Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
Emotional Eating Frequency - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session
Emotional Eating Frequency - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 2-weeks following the second (last) session
Ability to Stop Emotional Eating - 3-months Post-intervention
Time frame: Assessed 3-months following the second (last) session
Feasibility Data: Recruitment Rates
Time frame: Assessed during the recruitment period (i.e. over a period of 2 months)
Feasibility Data: Workshop Attendance Rates
Time frame: Assessed during the treatment period: from baseline to post-treatment (i.e. over the course of 1 week).
Feasibility Data: Dropout Rates
Time frame: Assessed from baseline to the 3-month follow-up assessment.
Feasibility Data: Loss-to-Follow-Up Rates
Time frame: Assessed at the 2-week follow-up time point and the 3-month follow-up time point.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Sep 2021.
- 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 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.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38692511Di Sante J, Frayn M, Angelescu A, Knauper B. Proof-of-concept testing of a brief virtual ACT workshop for emotional eating. Appetite. 2024 Aug 1;199:107386. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107386. Epub 2024 Apr 30.
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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.
Bärbel Knauper, PhD principal investigator
McGill University
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Virtual 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 1 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 5 Sep 2021. 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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 - Post-Intervention (time frame: Assessed at post-intervention (1 week following the first session)). The study lists 3 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 NCT04457804, which also lists 8 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 5 Sep 2021.