Evaluation of an addictive eating intervention on eating behaviours and overall relationship with food and diet quality in young adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Food Addiction; Addictive eating behaviours; Cardiovascular disease; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Mental Health - Addiction; Cardiovascular - Normal development and function of the cardiovascular system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001079639
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Newcastle

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-10
• Study Completion: 2024-07-29
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

Young adults (aged 18 - 35 years) living in NSW (Australia) endorsing 3 or more addictive eating symptoms (as defined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale) who are able to visit a NSW Health Pathology blood collection centre to have two fasting blood tests 3-months apart. Additional inclusion criteria include individuals with BMI 18.5 kg/m2 or over, proficient in English, and with access to the internet.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals will be ineligible to participate if they have a BMI less than 18.5 kg/m2, have self-report purging behaviours (as identified by the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, EDEQ-Short form, in the eligibility screen), have a history of a medically diagnosed eating disorder (e.g., Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa or Anorexia Nervosa), have a diagnosed severe psychiatric disorder e.g., Bipolar Disorder, psychosis, have medically diagnosed cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol or triglycerides.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess if the intervention for addictive eating results in changes in addictive eating symptom scores assessed via the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS 2.0)[ Baseline and 3-months post commencement of intervention ];To assess if the intervention for addictive eating results in changes in plasma concentrations of HbA1c assessed by commercial laboratory.[ Baseline and 3-months post commencement of intervention ];To assess if the intervention for addictive eating results in changes in addictive eating severity assessed via the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS 2.0)[ Baseline and 3-months post commencement of intervention]