Trauma Exposure, Emotion Regulation and Eating Pathology in Obese Patients (TrOma)

University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03009825

EA4057-troma

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations between lifetime exposure to traumatic events, emotion regulation strategies, and eating pathology of patients with obesity.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults
• Obese (BMI >= 30)
• Recruited from the nutrition service of Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
• Informed consent provided

Exclusion criteria

• PTSD symptoms (score > 33 ; PTSD Checklist-5)
• Bariatric surgery patients
• Difficulties to understand French language
• Patients under social protection