Mindful Bites: Eating in the Present Moment

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a mindful eating intervention focused on listening to podcast. The intervention is delivered via mobile application in a sample drawn from the healthy adult population.

Conditions

• Listening to a Podcast on Food Education
• Listening to a Theoretical Mindful Eating Podcast
• Listening to a Mindful Eating Podcast With Theory and Practice

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful Eating Practice

Participants complete a 14-day app-based program delivered through daily notifications and short audio content focused on experiential mindful eating components, including awareness of the five senses and interoceptive skills. They also complete specific guided exercises designed to cultivate these abilities. Each day, participants receive two notifications and one short audio, accompanied by brief self-report assessments evaluating mood, attention, and engagement.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful Eating Theory

Participants complete a 14-day app-based program delivered through daily notifications and short audio content focused exclusively on the theoretical aspects of mindful eating, without the experiential exercises included in the practice condition. They also complete specific guided exercises designed to cultivate these abilities. Each day, participants receive two notifications and one short audio, accompanied by brief self-report assessments evaluating mood, attention, and engagement.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful Eating Education

Participants complete a 14-day app-based program delivered through daily notifications and short audio content promoting evidence-based healthy eating practices, such as adequate water intake and reduced consumption of refined foods, based on findings from authoritative scientific research. They also complete specific guided exercises designed to cultivate these abilities. Each day, participants receive two notifications and one short audio, accompanied by brief self-report assessments evaluating mood, attention, and engagement.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marco D'Addario

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Patrizia Steca · University of Milan-Bicocca

• Maria Elide Vanutelli · University of Milan-Bicocca

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

55 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-12-17

Primary Completion

2026-01-08

Completion

2026-01-08

Countries

• Italy

Study Locations