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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Noom Healthy Weight Program, a digital behavior change weight loss intervention, creates a positive relationship with food, compared to a waitlist control group.
Athletes in martial arts compete in categories separated by body weight, hence, many athletes need to adjust their habitual body weight during periods with competition preparation. Athletes competing in weight sensitive sports are previously identified with an increased risk for symptoms of low energy availability and of disordered eating. The methods used for body weight regulation are varied, and athletes without professional competent support, are prone to rely on harmful methods. And of importance, female athletes respond more negatively to attempts of body weight reduction with regards to health effects. Athletes of martial art are not surrounded by the same professional competence seen in other organized sports within the international sport federations, and specifically health competence is lacking. Additionally, numbers of females competing in martial art have increased the last decade, but they still practice in a sport culture dominated by males; both with reference to the high number of male participants, and with reference to the coaches within this sport. Sports involving practice in intimate, physical interaction with coaches or opposing athletes, and in sports where clothing is minimal, may be a high risk of experiences of sexual harassment. There have been a few reports on harmful methods of body weight regulation within martial arts, however, little knowledge exists on the practice by female martial art athletes, and the related health effects. Information on experiences of sexual harassment have been sparse in sport generally, with very little knowledge from sports like martial arts specifically. This study aims to explore the practice of female martial art athletes on body weight regulation, recovery strategies, their body acceptance and symptoms of eating disorders, and any experiences of sexual harassment. Additionally, with regards to the recent onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, this study also explores the related experiences by the athletes on training- and eating routines.
A pilot randomized-controlled trial explored the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of an inclusive dissonance-based body image intervention called the EVERYbody Project. The professionally delivered EVERYbody Project was evaluated in a universal college student population compared to a waitlist control group through one-month follow-up.
The second trial of the EVERYbody Project explored the efficacy of the inclusive body image intervention when delivered by college peer leaders. The peer-facilitated EVERYbody Project was compared to a video and expressive writing comparison intervention through one-month follow-up.
Body dissatisfaction is a leading concern for young people and can have serious health consequences. Emerging approaches for improving body image are effective among adolescents in the school setting. However, the majority of trials are conducted in high-income westernised countries, despite body dissatisfaction being increasingly recognised as a global concern. As such, it is important to develop and disseminate interventions to promote body confidence among adolescents in in low-to-middle income countries, too. One country where body image concerns are becoming an increasing issue is India. The investigators recently finished developing and evaluating a body image programme among adolescents in New Delhi, India; which found immediate and 3-month improvements in body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, and other related outcomes. Whilst these findings offer an effective body image programme for school students in urban areas of India, this may not be feasible for schools in more rural and lower socio-economic areas in India. The aim of the present study is therefore to conduct an acceptability study, followed by a randomised controlled trial (RCT), of a comics-based body image programme among adolescents in a semi-rural area of India (Rajasthan), in order to understand its acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy. This comic-based programme will be based on Dove Confident Me, which was found to be effective among adolescents in Delhi, India. To assess the acceptability of the comic-book-based programme, interviews and focus groups will be conducted with students and teachers. This in-depth feedback will be used to optimise the programme. Next, an RCT will compare body image and well-being of students who take part in the programme to students who do not take part (classes as usual) to examine the programme's efficacy. The investigators will recruit students and teachers from schools in a rural and lower socio-economic area of India (Rajasthan). Students will complete questionnaire assessments of body image and well-being before and after the 6-session intervention (across 4 weeks), and again at 3-month follow-up to assess longer-term benefits. It is hypothesised that students who receive the intervention will have better body image and wellbeing relative to the control group at both post-intervention and follow-up.
The Personalized Treatment Study creates an individualized network of symptoms for a participant with a current eating disorder. This network will be used to develop a personalized treatment intervention. This study aims to 1) determine if personalized treatments can be conducted using a network analysis of patient symptoms, and 2) to assess the effectiveness of network-informed personalized treatment for participants with eating disorders.
The purpose of this study is to use ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data and physiological data to asses a client's eating disorder symptoms and behaviors before and after a meal with a feared food. The investigators are conducting a pilot clinical measurement study. Participants will be screened for eating disorder symptoms via a structured clinical interview. Participants with or without eating disorders will also complete self-reported measures of eating disorder symptoms and anxiety. Participants with eating disorders will complete assessments on their phone and will wear a sensor band to assess heart rate and galvanic skin response.
The current project aims to examine the concept of promoting attention toward body functionality and gratitude using a weekly functionality-based mirror exposure and body functionality gratitude "journaling" text prompts three days a week for three weeks to examine whether this helps foster positive body image and decrease eating disorder symptoms in a sample of undergraduate females, a population at particularly high risk of body image dissatisfaction and consequent eating disorder development.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) for patients who have had bariatric surgery on their weight and mental and physical health compared to patients who do not do this group. All participants will complete questionnaires evaluating eating and mental health before and after the group and 6 and 12 months later. They will have blood pressure readings at these times and complete a questionnaire about their digestive health. Our hypothesis is that participants will maintain their weight loss after bariatric surgery and have improvements in the other outcomes.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the 7-week Eat Breathe Thrive (EBT) program which was designed to increase positive body image, awareness, self-regulation, and mindful eating habits. This program aims to achieve these things through psychoeducation of cultural influences of beauty standards, the basic neuropsychological systems in the body and how they affect eating habits, creating a community within the group members for support, and finally through the practice of yoga. In this randomized-controlled trial (RCT), investigators will be looking at whether EBT is effective in a community sample of adult (18-65 years old) men and women at preventing and decreasing eating disorder risk and increasing positive body image and emotion regulation skills through being in tune with one's own body, mind, and community. This will take place in a sample of community members taken at ten different sites around the United States and the United Kingdom.