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Mindful Eating and Living for Obese Women

NCT02753972 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

Background: Mindfulness-based interventions may be effective in reducing the stress that may increase both obesity and inflammation.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a mindful eating intervention on weight loss and health-related outcomes.

Methods: Thirty-six obese, postmenopausal women were randomized to a six-week Mindful Eating and Living (MEAL) intervention or an active control group (CONT) consisting of nutritional counseling, goal setting, and group support. Weight, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), binge eating, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were assessed at baseline and four follow-up periods up to one year.

Results: Multilevel analyses showed that the MEAL group had reductions in weight, BMI, WHR, binge eating, IL-6, and CRP; the CONT group had reductions in weight, BMI, and binge eating. The reductions in binge eating, IL-6, and CRP were greater for the MEAL as compared with the CONT group.

Conclusions: This study suggests that a mindfulness-based eating intervention may promote weight loss and reduce a variety of health-related risk factors in post-menopausal women who are obese.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful Eating and Living

8 week mindfulness skills intervention

BEHAVIORAL

Active Weight Loss Control

8 week active weight loss control group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of New Mexico

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-31
Primary Completion
2007-10-31
Completion
2007-10-31

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