Effect of psychological therapy on emotional eating

Comparing the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy with unified transdiagnostic therapy on the psychological consequences and emotional eating of patients with emotional disorders and determining the mechanisms of change

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240705062334N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-08-01

Start date

2024-11-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-26

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Conditions

Emotional Disorders.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 12 one-hour sessions of individual therapy will be conducted with the integrated Trans-diagnostic treatment method. Intervention 2: Control group: Control group: 12

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of emotional disorders Having emotional eating Literacy of at least a diploma

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Suffering from manic states or having psychotic symptoms based on structured clinical interview Having an eating disorder based on a structured clinical interview Having a substance use disorder based on a structured clinical interview There is a level of suicide risk

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Emotional eating. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Emotional Eating Scale.;Anxiety intensity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Questionnaire.;Depression intensity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Questionnaire.;Distress Tolerance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Distress Tolerance Scale.;Mindfulness. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Southampton mindfulness questionnaire.;Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Emotion regulation difficulty questionnaire.;Affective control. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Affective control scale.;Body Mass Index. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Dividing weight (kilograms) by height (meters) to the power of 2.	—

Measure

Time frame

Emotional eating. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Emotional Eating Scale.;Anxiety intensity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Questionnaire.;Depression intensity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Questionnaire.;Distress Tolerance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Distress Tolerance Scale.;Mindfulness. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Southampton mindfulness questionnaire.;Emotion Regulation. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Emotion regulation difficulty questionnaire.;Affective control. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Affective control scale.;Body Mass Index. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, at the end of the study, 3 months after the end of the study. Method of measurement: Dividing weight (kilograms) by height (meters) to the power of 2.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMitra Borji

Iran University of Medical Sciences

mitra.borji@yahoo.com+98 21 86701

Outcome results

None listed

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