Toward a More Effective Treatment of Obesity: A RCT on Emotional Eating Reduction by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Toward a More Effective Treatment of Obesity: A RCT on Emotional Eating Reduction by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy - Treatment of Obesity by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON36670

Enrollment

Registered

2011-09-09

Start date

2012-01-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

obesitas Obesity overweight / eating disorders

Interventions

One group receives 20 sessions of grouptherapy (2 hours/week, DBT). The other group receives 20 sessions of grouptherapy (1 day/week, CBT).

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: BMI (Body mass Index; weight/height * height) between 30 and 40; High scores on the subscale 'emotional eating' on the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous CBT treatment for overweight or eating disorders, substance abuse, psychoses, suicidality, severe personality disorder and physically caused obesity, concurrent treatment for overweight or eating disorders by medical specialist or dietician and BMI (Body mass Index; weight/height * height) above 40.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At all six moments the following measures will be used: - BMI, measured individually by the PhD-student - EuroQol (The Euroqol Group, 1990), to assess the quality of life - Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ, Van Strien, 2005): emotional, external and restraint eating - EDI-2-screeningslist (Van Strien, 2002): screens on eating disorders	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2, Garner, 1991; Dutch translation, van Strien, 2002): eating related and non-related psychological traits, like interoceptive awareness and impulsivity - Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90, Derogatis, 1977): psychological symptoms, like anxiety and depression - Utrechtse Coping List (UCL, Schreurs & Willinge, 1988): measures different types of coping - Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS, Bagby et al., 1994): difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings and externally orientated thinking - Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-30 (BIS-30, Patton, Stanford & Barratt, 1995): attentional and motor impulsivity, as well as non-planning	—

Measure

Time frame

- Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2, Garner, 1991; Dutch translation, van Strien, 2002): eating related and non-related psychological traits, like interoceptive awareness and impulsivity - Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90, Derogatis, 1977): psychological symptoms, like anxiety and depression - Utrechtse Coping List (UCL, Schreurs & Willinge, 1988): measures different types of coping - Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS, Bagby et al., 1994): difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings and externally orientated thinking - Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-30 (BIS-30, Patton, Stanford & Barratt, 1995): attentional and motor impulsivity, as well as non-planning

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)