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

October 10, 2023 updated by: Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)
The main aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of psycho-educational weight reduction program for reducing emotional eating and obesity

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

14

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, 46000
        • Nimra Anjum

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
This arm was provided with only a relaxing behavioral technique
Experimental: Psycho-educational weight reduction program
This arm was provided with treatment of reducing emotional eating and obesity level
Behavioral: Psycho-educational weight reduction program
This program provides behavioral technique in order to minimize level of emotional eating and level of obesity

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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
Baseline and Week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 5, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 29, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

July 29, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 12, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2023

Last Verified

October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2020(fall).MPhil(Psy)-009

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

All the obtained information will be shared maintaining confidentiality and anonymity of obtained data

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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