The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Eating Behaviors and Food Intake

The investigators propose to study the effect of mindfulness training on the eating behaviors and dietary intake of overweight or obese persons. Mindfulness skills training involves bringing non-judgmental attention to thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations - including hunger and satiety cues. It is hypothesized that as subjects advance through the 8-week class series, developing their capacity for mindfulness and in effect learn to pay attention to the sensations, assumptions, cognitions, and beliefs that underlie their eating behaviors, that their eating behaviors will improve. Specifically, the investigators hypothesize that 1) there will be significant improvements in the areas of uncontrolled and emotional eating, 2) there will be significant decreases in total caloric intake and significant increases in fruits and vegetables, and 3) there will be a positive significant relationship between the frequency/consistency of mindfulness practice and improvements from baseline to follow-up measures.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Obesity; Feeding Behavior
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Mindful Eating and Living Course

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 19
• Phase: Early Phase 1

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body Mass Index (BMI) > 26

Exclusion Criteria:

• Psychotic disorders
• Poorly controlled bipolar disorder
• Borderline or antisocial personality disorder
• A diagnosed eating disorder

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MEAL; Participation in an 8-week mindful eating course	Behavioral: Mindful Eating and Living Course; An eight week course designed to teach mindfulness skills with an emphasis on mindful eating.; Other Names: MEAL

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Eating behaviors	The TFEQ will be administered. Subscales for emotional eating, uncontrolled eating and cognitive restraint will be assessed	baseline, 2 months, 5 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Nutrition intake	The ASA-24 and the DHQ will be administered to assess nutritional intake	baseline, 2 months, 5 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
• Collaborators: American College of Gastroenterology
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: David Kearney, MD, Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): June 11, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 20, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 18, 2014
• Last Verified: November 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: MIRB 00458