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Comparison of the effect of mindfulness with acupuncture on binge eating behaviors in obese women

Comparing the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Intervention, Auricular Acupuncture, and Their Combined Intervention on Binge Eating Behaviors in Women with Obesity

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20240307061209N1
Enrollment
72
Registered
2024-04-10
Start date
2024-04-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-26

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Conditions

Bing eating behavior. Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

Interventions

Intervention 1: minfulness. Intervention 2: auricular acupuncture. Intervention 3: auricular acupuncture- minfulness. Intervention 4: Control group:.

Sponsors

Vice President of Research and Technology of Al-Zahra University, Al-Zahra University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
25 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: being a woman Having binge eating behavior Having Bing eating disorder BMI over 25 Consent to participate in research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not taking psychiatric drugs Not taking anti depresant drugs Absence of acute physical and mental illness A score above 29 in the Beck questionnaire Absence of more than two sessions Fasting diets

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A higher than average score in the subscales of the Dutch questionnaire in eating behaviors (emotional eating, external eating, restrained eating). Timepoint: Before the intervention, after completing the intervention, 1 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dutch questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Body mass index above 25. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the intervention, 1 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Use of scales and height gauges.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactmarzieh Binesh

Alzara university

M.Binesh@alzahra.ac.ir009844770491

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026