Metacognitive Beliefs in Obese Patients (METAOBES)

January 24, 2025 updated by: Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Metacognitive Beliefs, Emotional Regulation in Obese Patients

The study aims to investigate the presence of metacognitive beliefs, emotional regulation, and emotional eating in obese patients and their possible relationships.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

90

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Italy
    • Verbania
      • Oggebbio, Verbania, Italy, 28824
        • Recruiting
        • Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo
        • Contact:

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
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

90 patients aged between 18 and 65, of both sexes, of Italian nationality, suffering from obesity (Body Mass Index, BMI: kg/m2 ≥ 35, according to the criteria of the World Health Organization WHO).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: between 18 and 65 years
  • Italian nationality
  • Body Mass Index ≥ 35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Psychiatric pathologies
  • Severe cognitive deficits that could compromise the completion of the questionnaires
  • Absence of signed informed consent

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Obesity
Patients aged between 18 and 65, of both sexes, of Italian nationality, suffering from obesity (Body Mass Index, BMI: kg/m2 ≥ 35, according to the criteria of the World Health Organization WHO).
Other: Questionnaires
Metacognition Questionnaire Penn State Worry Questionnaire Ruminative Response Scale Anger Rumination scale Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Metacognitive beliefs
Time Frame: Baseline
Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) is a self-report test composed of 30 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (I do not agree) to 4 (I completely agree agreement).
Baseline
Rumination
Time Frame: Baseline
Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) is a self-report test composed of 20 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always).
Baseline
Anger Rumination
Time Frame: Baseline
Anger Rumination scale (ARS) is a self-report test composed of 14 items, on a Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always).
Baseline
Emotional dysregulation
Time Frame: Baseline
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) isa self-report test composed of 36 items on a Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always).
Baseline
Emotional eating
Time Frame: Baseline
Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), composed of 13 items on a Likert scale from 0 (never) to 4 (almost always)
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

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)

May 28, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2025

Last Verified

January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 01C415

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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