Effect of Mindful Eating on Body Mass Index in Obese Adolescents

Mayo Clinic

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)

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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