Back to resultsA Weight Loss Trial for Emotional Eating
Primary Purpose
Obesity
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Behavioral Weight Loss
Enhanced Behavioral Weight Loss
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obesity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Non-smoker, free of diabetes, overweight and interested in losing weight, eat in response to emotions
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diabetes, any major medical or psychiatric condition that would compromise ability to participate, hypertension, current mental health treatment
Sites / Locations
- CORE
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Experimental
Arm Label
Behavioral Weight Loss
Enhanced Behavioral Weight Loss
Arm Description
State of the art behavioral weight loss treatment
Combines behavioral weight loss skills with skills specifically targeting emotional eating.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
weight change
Secondary Outcome Measures
changes in emotional eating
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT02055391
Brief Title
A Weight Loss Trial for Emotional Eating
Official Title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Weight Loss Intervention for Obesity
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
February 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
September 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
February 2011 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 2011 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Temple University
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new weight loss treatment which incorporates behavioral weight loss skills and skills for learning how to identify, manage, and cope with emotions helps with weight loss and emotional eating in people who are overweight and eat in response to emotions.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Obesity
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
79 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Behavioral Weight Loss
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
State of the art behavioral weight loss treatment
Arm Title
Enhanced Behavioral Weight Loss
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Combines behavioral weight loss skills with skills specifically targeting emotional eating.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Behavioral Weight Loss
Intervention Description
Weekly group meetings addressing behavioral weight loss skills including calorie counting, exercise, behavior modification, environmental changes, and coping with triggers.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Enhanced Behavioral Weight Loss
Intervention Description
Weekly group meetings that combine behavioral weight loss skills (calorie counting, exercise, behavior modification, environmental changes) with skills to decrease emotional eating by learning ways to manage and cope with emotions without eating.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
weight change
Time Frame
12 weeks and 20 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
changes in emotional eating
Time Frame
12 weeks and 20 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
21 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Non-smoker, free of diabetes, overweight and interested in losing weight, eat in response to emotions
Exclusion Criteria:
Diabetes, any major medical or psychiatric condition that would compromise ability to participate, hypertension, current mental health treatment
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Edie M Goldbacher, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Universidad La Salle, Mexico
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
CORE
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
ZIP/Postal Code
19140
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
26341357
Citation
Goldbacher E, La Grotte C, Komaroff E, Vander Veur S, Foster GD. An initial evaluation of a weight loss intervention for individuals who engage in emotional eating. J Behav Med. 2016 Feb;39(1):139-50. doi: 10.1007/s10865-015-9678-6. Epub 2015 Sep 4.
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