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2024-05-06 @ 9:40 AM
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2024-10-26 @ 12:17 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT03040076
Status:
TERMINATED
Last Update Posted:
2018-06-26
First Post:
2017-01-04
Brief Title:
Testing if Reductions in Negative Affect Yield Decreased Emotional Eating Symptoms
Sponsor:
Florida State University
Organization:
Florida State University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Testing if Reductions in Negative Affect Yield Decreased Emotional Eating Symptoms A Cognitive Bias Intervention
Status:
TERMINATED
Status Verified Date:
2016-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Data collection suggested that more work was needed to validate the theoretical connections between the constructs of interest before doing a treatment trial
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study to test a computerized treatment designed to help people with high levels of emotional eating which is when people eat to cope with negative emotions andor stressful situations The investigators are interested in comparing two different ways of coping with negative emotions relaxation training or training in how to think differently about such situations Additionally the researchers study seeks to understand more about the psychological factors that may contribute to someone having difficulty with emotional eating
Detailed Description:
Emotional eating or eating as a mechanism for coping with negative affect is present across a spectrum of eating disorders and is associated with poor health outcomes namely obesity Research suggests that individuals with emotional eating experience urges to eat in response to multiple negative emotions including anxiety depression and anger While emotional eating is related to binge eating it can be examined in a more dimensional fashion because it is not associated with a specific size criterion or a requirement of loss of control over eating As such emotional eating is a useful analog through which to understand mechanisms of binge eating and test the preliminary efficacy of treatment interventions Interventions that target mechanisms of regulating negative affect may reduce both negative affect and emotional eating increasing their transdiagnostic value Research suggests that a large gap exists between the prevalence of psychopathology and access to psychological treatment and this gap extends to individuals with eating disorders A potential solution to these challenges is the use of computerized methodologies that may be easier to disseminate allow for a gradient of treatment intensity and do not rely upon training treatment providers Computer-administered CBM interventions address the need for more easily disseminated treatments CBM interventions are based in research suggesting that negative interpretation biases cause negative emotionality and subsequent symptom expression Negative interpretation biases are the tendency to draw threatening conclusions about ambiguous information Thus CBM paradigms train people to make neutral or positive attributions about situations they would typically view through the lens of their negative biases CBM interventions have been tested across a range of psychopathology including anxiety disorders depression and anger and using a variety of different bias modification techniques Two recent CBM studies have been tested within the field of eating disorders Although results were promising both studies were marked by methodological limitations and neither addressed emotional eating specifically The purpose of the present study is to test a CBM intervention designed to help individuals with elevated emotional eating improve their ability to regulate negative affect In doing so the investigators will determine if modifying the interpretation of ambiguous situations that would typically result in negative affect can reduce negative affect in individuals with high emotional eating The researchers will in turn determine if those individuals have decreased food consumption under conditions that would otherwise elicit negative emotions This project extends initial research on CBMs in eating disorders as well as research suggesting that basic emotion regulation training can decrease emotional eating
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None