NCT03744780

A One-Day ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 14 November 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating in Emotional Eating in 32 participants. Completed in 5 March 2019.

Timeline

1 November 2018

Primary endpoint
5 March 2019

5 March 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	McGill University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	32
Start date	1 November 2018
Primary completion	5 March 2019
Estimated completion	5 March 2019
Sites	1 location across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

• ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating

Conditions studied

• Emotional Eating — all drugs for Emotional Eating →
• Eating Behavior — all drugs for Eating Behavior →

Sponsor

McGill University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Emotional Eating or Eating Behavior. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Emotional Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention Primary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	3.27	± 0.58

Emotional Eating - 3-months Post-Intervention Primary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Emotional eating, as assessed by the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire Emotional Eating Subscale (DEBQ-EE). Participants are asked to rate the frequency with which they engage in particular eating behaviours, on a 5-point Likert-type rating scale from never (1) to very often (5), with higher scores reflecting higher emotional eating. Only the emotional eating subscale of the DEBQ will be assessed and is calculated by averaging the 13 items that assess emotional eating.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	3.10	± 0.55

Distress Tolerance - 2-weeks Post-Intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Distress tolerance, as assessed by the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS). Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree with statements aimed at assessing distress tolerance, absorption, appraisal, and regulation from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree), with lower scores reflecting lower distress tolerance. Subscale scores are derived by calculating the means of the items that make up each subscale. Total score is calculating by averaging the four subscales.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	3.17	± 0.79

Distress Tolerance - 3-months Post-Intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Distress tolerance, as assessed by the Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS). Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which they agree with statements aimed at assessing distress tolerance, absorption, appraisal, and regulation from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree), with lower scores reflecting lower distress tolerance. Subscale scores are derived by calculating the means of the items that make up each subscale. Total score is calculating by averaging the four subscales.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	2.87	± 0.86

Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 2-weeks Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Food craving acceptance and action, as assessed by the Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ). Items are rated on a 6-point Likert-type rating scale from 1 (very seldom true) to 6 (always true), with higher scores reflecting higher acceptance. Total score is derived by summing all items. Minimum score is 10 and maximum score is 60.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	32.71	± 4.29

Food Craving Acceptance and Action - 3-months Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Food craving acceptance and action, as assessed by the Food Craving Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ). Items are rated on a 6-point Likert-type rating scale from 1 (very seldom true) to 6 (always true), with higher scores reflecting higher acceptance. Total score is derived by summing all items. Minimum score is 10 and maximum score is 60.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	32.68	± 4.76

Mindful Eating - 2-weeks Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Mindful eating, as assessed by the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ). It is a 28-item self-report measure that assesses five domains of mindful eating: disinhibition, external cues, awareness, emotional response and distraction. Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which extent they agree with each item from 1 ("never" / "rarely") to 4 ("usually"/ "always"), with higher scores reflecting higher levels of mindful eating. Total score is derived by taking the mean of the five subscales.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	2.51	± 0.35

Mindful Eating - 3-months Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Mindful eating, as assessed by the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ). It is a 28-item self-report measure that assesses five domains of mindful eating: disinhibition, external cues, awareness, emotional response and distraction. Participants are asked to indicate the extent to which extent they agree with each item from 1 ("never" / "rarely") to 4 ("usually"/ "always"), with higher scores reflecting higher levels of mindful eating. Total score is derived by taking the mean of the five subscales.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	2.65	± 0.41

ACT Values Application - 2-weeks Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Application of ACT values techniques taught during the workshop, as assessed by items developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to rate the extent to which they agreed with a number of value-based statements on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Values score was derived by taking the mean of the items, with higher scores reflecting greater value-consistent eating behaviors.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	3.79	± 0.63

ACT Values Application - 3-months Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

Application of ACT values techniques taught during the workshop, as assessed by items developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to rate the extent to which they agreed with a number of value-based statements on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Values score was derived by taking the mean of the items, with higher scores reflecting greater value-consistent eating behaviors.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	3.63	± 0.66

Emotional Eating Frequency - 2-weeks Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

As assessed by a self-report item developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to report the number of times they engaged in emotional eating in the past week.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	3.00	± 1.49

Emotional Eating Frequency - 3-months Post-intervention Secondary · Assessed from baseline to 2-weeks post-intervention and 3-months post-intervention

As assessed by a self-report item developed by the study's authors. Participants were asked to report the number of times they engaged in emotional eating in the past week.

Group	Value	95% CI
ACT Workshop for Emotional Eating	3.43	± 1.67

Sponsor's own description

Emotional eating is a behaviour that has been linked to weight concerns, mental health concerns, and disordered eating. Effective interventions have been developed to treat emotional eating, however these exist solely in the context of promoting weight loss. Emotional eating is not exclusive to those who struggle with weight and thus interventions are needed that target those who engage in emotional eating regardless of their weight status. The present study aims to do so through the implementation of a one day Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) workshop for emotional eaters.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. A 1-day acceptance and commitment therapy workshop leads to reductions in emotional eating in adults.
   Frayn M, Khanyari S, Knäuper B. · · 2020 · cited 9× · PMID 31541426 · DOI 10.1007/s40519-019-00778-6