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Mindfulness for Emotional Eating

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Research Sponsored by McGill University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, week 6
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Study Summary

This trial will test a mindfulness-based mobile app intervention to help people who tend to emotionally eat. The aim is to see if the app can reduce the urge to eat in response to negative emotions.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, week 6
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, week 6 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in emotional eating
Change in food-related cravings
Secondary outcome measures
Change in capacity to tolerate distress
Change in feelings of control around eating
Change in judgment towards eating related experiences
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: MindfulnessExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Mindfulness
2014
Completed Phase 3
~2670

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Who is running the clinical trial?

McGill UniversityLead Sponsor
394 Previous Clinical Trials
998,328 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Emotional Eating
62 Patients Enrolled for Emotional Eating

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
AppetiteJournal
Emotional Eating, Depressive Symptoms and Self-reported Food Consumption. A Population-based Study
Konttinen, Hanna, Satu Männistö, Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva, Karri Silventoinen, and Ari Haukkala. 2010. “Emotional Eating, Depressive Symptoms and Self-reported Food Consumption. A Population-based Study”. Appetite. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2010.01.014.
Biological PsychiatryJournal
Stress as a Common Risk Factor for Obesity and Addiction
Sinha, Rajita, and Ania M. Jastreboff. 2013. “Stress as a Common Risk Factor for Obesity and Addiction”. Biological Psychiatry. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.032.
International Journal of Eating DisordersJournal
The Loss of Control over Eating Scale: Development and Psychometric Evaluation
Latner, Janet D., Jonathan M. Mond, Mackenzie C. Kelly, Stephen N. Haynes, and Phillipa J. Hay. 2014. “The Loss of Control over Eating Scale: Development and Psychometric Evaluation”. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Wiley. doi:10.1002/eat.22296.
Physiology & BehaviorJournal
Hedonic Hunger: A New Dimension of Appetite?
Lowe, Michael R., and Meghan L. Butryn. 2007. “Hedonic Hunger: A New Dimension of Appetite?”. Physiology & Behavior. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.04.006.
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