Mindful Eating for Eating Behavior Individuals Overweight and Obesity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Behavior, Eating; Overweight and Obesity; Feeding Patterns

• Registration Number: NCT05845411
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Brief Summary

This clinical trial aims to compare the effect of a nutritional intervention based on Mindful Eating, with standard dietary treatment, in changing the eating behavior of overweight individuals.

Detailed Description

This clinical trial aims to compare the effect of a nutritional intervention based on Mindful Eating, with standard dietary treatment, in changing the eating behavior of overweight individuals. The main questions to answer are:

* What is the effect of the intervention on the domains of eating behavior (emotional eating, cognitive restriction, and lack of food control - assessed by the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire R21)? ,

* Assess the effect of the intervention on weight and BMI.

* Evaluate the relationship between eating behavior domains before and after the intervention.

Participants in the intervention group will participate in eight sessions of a virtual therapeutic group, with up to fifteen individuals, every fifteen days, in which the theme of Mindful Eating and eating behavior will be worked. Participants will be encouraged to undertake the following:

* self-knowledge exercises between one session and another.

* mindfulness meditations daily. No dietary plan will be provided.

The researchers will compare the results with a control group, which will receive eight individual, fortnightly, and virtual consultations of conventional dietary treatment, which will provide:

* dietary plan for weight reduction, according to current guidelines.

* six food and nutrition education sessions based on the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-07-07
• Primary Completion: 2022-07-30
• Study Completion: 2022-07-30
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-26
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• body mass index greater than or equal to 25 kg/m²,
• internet access,
• availability to participate in 8 virtual meetings.

Exclusion Criteria

• volunteers using pharmacotherapy for obesity,
• pregnancy,
• lactation,
• cognitive conditions, self-reported neurological or psychiatric disorders that prevent participation in the study,
• decompensated thyroid disorders, and
• who have undergone bariatric surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in eating behavior	Four months	Sub-divided into domains: uncontrolled eating (UE), cognitive restriction (CR), and emotional eating (EE).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body weight	Four months	in kilos
Body Mass Index - BMI	Four months	in kg/m²

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre; 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil