A mobile-based serious game for young adults with disordered eating

Completed

• Conditions: Irresistible food cravings, emotional eating or binge eating; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN70907354
• Lead Sponsor: Romanian Authority for Scientific Research (CNCS-UEFISCDI)

Brief Summary

2017 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29233169

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-02-06
• Study Completion: 2017-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 March 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

1. Young overweight adults (25 = BMI = 29)
2. Age between 18 and 35 years
3. Non-clinical eating behaviors in the range of irresistible food cravings, emotional eating or binge eating.
4. Owning an Android compatible smartphone

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of any medical condition incompatible with physical/dietary recommendations (including pregnancy and type 2 diabetes)
2. Presence of an eating disorder
3. The use of appetite influencing medication and/or current enrollment in other weight-management programs
4. Current depression or any form of psychotic disorder
5. Lack of access to an Android compatible smartphone

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Maladaptive cognitive styles are measured using the Eating Disorders Beliefs Questionnaire at baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months<br>2. Behavioral eating habits are measured using the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire at baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Weight is measured using the SIGMA application’s embedded self-report forms at baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months<br>2. Body mass index (BMI) is measured using the SIGMA application’s embedded self-report forms at baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months<br>3. Physical activity levels are assessed by measuring the number of steps taken per day using the SIGMA application’s embedded pedometer at baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months<br>4. General mood is measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule – Short Form at baseline, 8 weeks and 3 months