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Trauma Exposure, Emotion Regulation and Eating Pathology in Obese Patients

TrOma: A Cross-sectional Study Investigating Trauma Exposure, Emotion Regulation and Eating Pathology in Obese Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03009825
Acronym
TrOma
Enrollment
200
Registered
2017-01-04
Start date
2017-01-31
Completion date
2017-05-31
Last updated
2018-12-26

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

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Trauma exposure, Psychological distress, Emotion regulation, Mindfulness, Eating pathology

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations between lifetime exposure to traumatic events, emotion regulation strategies, and eating pathology of patients with obesity.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

European Georges Pompidou Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adults * Obese (BMI \>= 30) * Recruited from the nutrition service of Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou * Informed consent provided

Exclusion criteria

* PTSD symptoms (score \> 33 ; PTSD Checklist-5) * Bariatric surgery patients * Difficulties to understand French language * Patients under social protection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Self-reported binge eating pathology (BES)BaselineBinge Eating Scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Self-reported anxiety and depression (HADS)BaselineHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (2 subscales): anxiety and depression
Self-reported mindfulness skills (FFMQ)BaselineFive Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (version: 15 items): observe, describe, act with awareness, non-judgment, non-react
Self-reported emotion regulation (CERQ)BaselineCognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (2 subscales): adaptive regulation and non-adaptive regulation
Self-reported eating patterns (TFEQ-R18)BaselineThree Factor Eating Questionnaire (3 subscales): emotional eating, uncontrolled eating, restraint eating
Self-reported childhood trauma (CTQ)BaselineChildhood Trauma Questionnaire (5 subscales): emotional neglect, emotional abuse, physical neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse
Self-reported lifetime traumatic events (LEC-5)BaselineLife Event Checklist (DSM-5)
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)BaselineBMI as measured by a physician
Self-reported impact of traumatic event (IES-R)BaselineImpact of Event Scale revised version (3 subscales): avoidance, intrusion, hyperarousal

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sociodemographics and medical dataBaselineForm filled out by the participants

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026