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NCT Number: NCT02055391

A Weight Loss Trial for Emotional Eating

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new weight loss treatment which incorporates behavioral weight loss skills and skills for learning how to identify, manage, and cope with emotions helps with weight loss and emotional eating in people who are overweight and eat in response to emotions.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

21 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CORE

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Non-smoker, free of diabetes, overweight and interested in losing weight, eat in response to emotions

Exclusion criteria

  • Diabetes, any major medical or psychiatric condition that would compromise ability to participate, hypertension, current mental health treatment

Treatment and study plan

Behavioral weight loss

Behavioral

Weekly group meetings addressing behavioral weight loss skills including calorie counting, exercise, behavior modification, environmental changes, and coping with triggers.

Enhanced Behavioral Weight Loss

Behavioral

Weekly group meetings that combine behavioral weight loss skills (calorie counting, exercise, behavior modification, environmental changes) with skills to decrease emotional eating by learning ways to manage and cope with emotions without eating.

Primary outcomes

  1. weight change

    Time frame: 12 weeks and 20 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. changes in emotional eating

    Time frame: 12 weeks and 20 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Temple University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Weight Loss Intervention for Obesity

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Feb 5, 2014
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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