The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Eating Behaviors and Food Intake

Early Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Feeding Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindful Eating and Living Course

• Registration Number: NCT01616368
• Lead Sponsor: Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

Brief Summary

The investigators propose to study the effect of mindfulness training on the eating behaviors and dietary intake of overweight or obese persons. Mindfulness skills training involves bringing non-judgmental attention to thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations - including hunger and satiety cues. It is hypothesized that as subjects advance through the 8-week class series, developing their capacity for mindfulness and in effect learn to pay attention to the sensations, assumptions, cognitions, and beliefs that underlie their eating behaviors, that their eating behaviors will improve. Specifically, the investigators hypothesize that 1) there will be significant improvements in the areas of uncontrolled and emotional eating, 2) there will be significant decreases in total caloric intake and significant increases in fruits and vegetables, and 3) there will be a positive significant relationship between the frequency/consistency of mindfulness practice and improvements from baseline to follow-up measures.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-07
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-11
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-01
• Status Verified: 2014-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 2014-11-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Body Mass Index (BMI) > 26

Exclusion Criteria

• Psychotic disorders
• Poorly controlled bipolar disorder
• Borderline or antisocial personality disorder
• A diagnosed eating disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MEAL	Mindful Eating and Living Course	Participation in an 8-week mindful eating course

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Eating behaviors	baseline, 2 months, 5 months	The TFEQ will be administered. Subscales for emotional eating, uncontrolled eating and cognitive restraint will be assessed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Nutrition intake	baseline, 2 months, 5 months	The ASA-24 and the DHQ will be administered to assess nutritional intake