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Effect of Mindful Eating on Body Mass Index in Obese Adolescents

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Status and phase

Completed
Phase 3

Conditions

Adolescent Obesity

Treatments

Behavioral: Standard dietary counselling
Behavioral: Mindful Eating

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01764113
12-004401

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is designed to study the effect of a family based mindfulness training program with special focus on diet and nutrition on weight and cardiovascular risk markers in obese adolescents.

Full description

40 obese adolescents would be randomized into either a mindfulness based behavioral modification program or standard dietary counseling. At least one parent would be expected to attend the counseling sessions. Patients would be followed for a period of 6 months. Anthropometric parameters, questionaiires relating to quality of life and blood tests would be drawn at baseline and and at 6 months.

Enrollment

21 patients

Sex

All

Ages

14+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • BMI at or greater than the 95th percentile for age and gender

Exclusion Criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

21 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindful Eating
Experimental group
Description:
Subjects and at least one of their parents will receive mindful eating based behavioral modification program
Treatment:
Behavioral: Mindful Eating
Standard Dietary Couseling
Active Comparator group
Description:
Subjects and their parents will receive standard nutritional counseling provided by a registered dietician
Treatment:
Behavioral: Standard dietary counselling

Trial contacts and locations

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