Development and Feasibility of Psycho-Educational Weight Reduction Program for Young Adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Emotional Eating; Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Psycho-educational weight reduction program

• Registration Number: NCT06081023
• Lead Sponsor: Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)

Brief Summary

The main aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of psycho-educational weight reduction program for reducing emotional eating and obesity

Detailed Description

All participants who provide written informed consent will go through a screening process to evaluate their eligibility for study entrance after being briefed about the study and any potential risks. Individuals who met the eligibility requirements will then be randomly assigned to the control group and the experimental group.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-05
• Primary Completion: 2022-04-29
• Study Completion: 2022-07-29
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-12
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

• Individuals must be enrolled at a university.
• Based on World Health Organizations age range young adults were selected for the current study i-e 19 years to 35 years (WHO; 2019).

Exclusion Criteria

• The young adults who diagnosed with any chronic health concern, either psychological or physical must not be included in the current study.
• The individuals who joined any kind of weight loss program or gym were also not included in the study.
• Individuals older than 35 were not included in the current study either.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Psycho-educational weight reduction program	Psycho-educational weight reduction program	This arm was provided with treatment of reducing emotional eating and obesity level

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Emotional Eating on Emotional Eating Scale (EES-25) after 12 weeks	Baseline and Week 12	The EES-25 is a validated self-report scale assessing the level of emotional eating. Possible scores range from 25 (No desire to eat) to 125 (an overwhelming urge to eat) Change=week 12 score-baseline score

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nimra Anjum; 🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan