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NCT Number: NCT05031611

Intuitive Eating for Disordered Eating

Purpose: Research on intuitive eating is growing, but there are few interventions demonstrating the effect of learning to eat intuitively for people with disordered eating. Young women in particular are at high-risk for developing disordered eating. This study aimed to test the outcomes of a novel intuitive eating intervention for young women with disordered eating.

Methods: This study is the first randomized controlled trial introducing intuitive eating to a sample of participants with disordered eating. Participants with current eating disorders were excluded from this study. Women (n=123) ages 18-30 with high levels of disordered eating participated in this study and were randomized to either a treatment (10-week web-based intervention) or control group (10-week waitlist).

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Key information

Conditions

Eating Disorder Symptom Behavior Behavior, Animal Body Image Eating Behavior Feeding Behavior Psychological Distress

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Study was conducted exclusively online

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Female
  • Between 18 and 30 years of age
  • Located in the United States or Canada
  • No eating disorder
  • No previous participation in an intuitive eating intervention
  • Score greater than or equal to 25 on the TFEQ-r18 at baseline

Exclusion criteria

  • Gender not female
  • Younger than 18 years of age
  • Older than 30 years of age
  • Located outside the United States or Canada
  • Score less than 25 on the TFEQ-r18 at baseline
  • Previously participated in an intuitive eating intervention
  • Current eating disorder

Treatment and study plan

Intuitive Eating Treatment

Behavioral

Participants received a brief web-based intervention for disordered eating which focused on a style of eating behavior called "intuitive eating". Please see arm description for more details.

Primary outcomes

  1. Intuitive Eating

    Time frame: Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

    Intuitive eating was measured by the Intuitive Eating Scale, 2nd edition (IES-2). Scores on this scale range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater levels of Intuitive Eating.

  2. Disordered Eating

    Time frame: Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

    Revised Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-r18)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Body Appreciation

    Time frame: Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

    Body appreciation was measured by the Body Appreciation Scale, 2nd edition (BAS-2). Scores on this scale range from 13 to 65, with higher scores indicating greater levels of body appreciation.

  2. Dichotomous Thinking Around Food

    Time frame: Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

    Dichotomous thinking around food was measured by the Dichotomous Thinking Scale (DT). Scores on this scale range from 11 to 44, with higher scores indicating greater levels of dichotomous thinking around food.

  3. Psychological Flexibility

    Time frame: Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

    Psychological flexibility was measured by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, 2nd edition (AAQ-2). Scores on this scale range from 7 to 49, with higher scores indicating greater psychological flexibility.

  4. Food Intake

    Time frame: Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

    Food intake was measured by the NHANES Food Frequency Questionnaire (NHANES-FFQ), which collects data on respondents' food intake. Participants are asked to recall the frequency in which they consumed various food items over the past 3 days. Frequencies are grouped by food type (i.e., vegetables, fruits, dairy, etc.) and summed.

  5. Body Mass Index (BMI)

    Time frame: Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)

    Weight/Height used to calculate BMI

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yeshiva University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Web-based Intuitive Eating Intervention for Young Women With Disordered Eating: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: IERCT

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Sep 2, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 2, 2021

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