CompletedNot Applicable

Reduction of Emotional Eating After a Behavior Change Program in Obesity

France138 participantsStarted 2013-11-22

Plain-language summary

Recent studies show that overweight people have a greater sensitivity to the rewarding aspect of food due to the disturbance of the dopaminergic system. These perturbations lead to a greater amount of food to satisfy this rewarding aspect. Then, this rewarding aspect to food would also facilitate food intake related to emotions, whether they are positive or negative. However, the food intake in response to emotions can be modulated by physical activity. But, there are no interventional studies in the literature examining the behavioral and biological factors related to emotional eating together with the fact, there are few data on the explanatory mechanisms. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the predictive factors of emotional eating 6 months after a behavior change program adapted to the motivational state and to identify the its underlying mechanisms

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years – 70 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with obesity (grade 2 or 3) * Age 18 to 65 * participation to the therapeutic training * Patient with non physical activity Exclusion Criteria: * Patients needing chirurgigical act * patient taking neuroleptic or psychiatric * pregnancy

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
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5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Emotional eating assessed by the Dutch Eating behavior questionnaire

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01997697

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Montpellier

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-05-22

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