Development and Feasibility of Psycho-Educational Weight Reduction Program for Young Adults

The main aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of psycho-educational weight reduction program for reducing emotional eating and obesity

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

19 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Nimra Anjum

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan

About this study

All participants who provide written informed consent will go through a screening process to evaluate their eligibility for study entrance after being briefed about the study and any potential risks. Individuals who met the eligibility requirements will then be randomly assigned to the control group and the experimental group.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Individuals must be enrolled at a university.
Based on World Health Organizations age range young adults were selected for the current study i-e 19 years to 35 years (WHO; 2019).

Exclusion criteria

The young adults who diagnosed with any chronic health concern, either psychological or physical must not be included in the current study.
The individuals who joined any kind of weight loss program or gym were also not included in the study.
Individuals older than 35 were not included in the current study either.

Treatment and study plan

Psycho-educational weight reduction program

Behavioral

This program provides behavioral technique in order to minimize level of emotional eating and level of obesity

Primary outcomes

Change from Baseline in Emotional Eating on Emotional Eating Scale (EES-25) after 12 weeks

Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

The EES-25 is a validated self-report scale assessing the level of emotional eating. Possible scores range from 25 (No desire to eat) to 125 (an overwhelming urge to eat) Change=week 12 score-baseline score

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Oct 12, 2023
Registry last updated: Oct 12, 2023

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