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ReEmBody: Relationship, Emotion, and Body Experience, and Their Link with Sexuality

ReEmBody: Relationship, Emotion, and Body Experience, and Their Link with Sexuality - ReEmBody

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00038475
Enrollment
100
Registered
2026-02-09
Start date
2026-02-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

E66 F50.8 F50.9

Interventions

Group 1: Observational Group: Obese women (BMI > 30) with binge-eating behaviour Group 2: Normal-weight women (18 < BMI < 25) without current or past eating disorder

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Group 1: BMI > 30 and eating disorder diagnosis with binge-eating behavior (ICD-10 F50.8/.9) • Group 2: 18 < BMI < 25 and no current mental illness

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insufficient German language skills; pregnancy within the last two years or breastfeeding; neurological disorders affecting facial expression; facial procedures or conditions affecting facial muscle function; medications significantly affecting facial muscle function; acute psychiatric crisis; active substance use disorders; severe cardiovascular diseases; acute metabolic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Substudy 1: Link between Body Image Integration and Sexuality in Women with Obesity and Binge-Eating Behavior 1.Body image integration assessed with Body Image List (KB-L) based on the Body-related Psychodynamic Interview (KPI) - total score across four dimensions (Perception and experience of one's own body; Perception and experience of close persons in their corporality; Bodily communication; Use of the body for mental regulation) as external rating by interviewer and second rater oTarget criterion: KB-L total score (7-point scale) oAssessment timing: Video-based rating by trained raters after completion of interview oData gathering: Video recording of the semi-structured KPI 2.Sexual dysfunction prevalence assessed based on DISEX-F interview oTarget criterion: ICD-11 dysfunction present/absent (binary) oAssessment timing: Assessment of diagnostic criteria fulfillment during interview oData gathering: Structured interview following KPI 3.Sexual experiential capacity assessed with OPD-3 operationalization of two structure facets (Intimacy; Pleasurable experience of body and sexuality) oTarget criterion: Scores for both facets (7-point scale) obtained via video-based rating by trained raters after completion of interview oData gathering: Video recording of OPD-3 interview section following DISEX-F interview Substudy 2: Vocal Rhythm Coordination in Women with Obesity and Binge-Eating Behavior Vocal rhythm coordination determined through time-series analyses of codings of the interviewer’s and interviewee’s speech rhythm from dual-channel audio recordings during the KPI/OPD/DISEX interviews oTarget criterion: Self-regulation and interactive regulation indices as results of the time-series analyses of the interviewer’s and interviewee’s speech rhythm oData gathering: Dual-channel audio recordings of three interview parts Substudy 3: Facial Emotion Expression in Women with Obesity and Binge-Eating Behavior Facial emotion expression analyzed using Empatik Comparato

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-report questionnaires on psychopathology (PHQ-2, GAD-2, EDE-Q8), body experience (FBeK-9), mentalized affectivity (B-MAS), personality structure / organization (OPD-SQS; IPO-16), psychodynamic conflicts (OPD-CQS), romantic attachment (ECD-RD8); Verbal emotion expression (percentage frequency of linguistically expressed negative affects from LIWC analysis)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactThula Koops

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

t.koops@uke.de+4940741052225

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026