Intuitive Eating for Disordered Eating

Psychological Distress Clinical Trial

— IERCT  

Official title:

A Web-based Intuitive Eating Intervention for Young Women With Disordered Eating: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05031611
• Other study ID #: 20200516
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 8, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 17, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: Yeshiva University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: Research on intuitive eating is growing, but there are few interventions demonstrating the effect of learning to eat intuitively for people with disordered eating. Young women in particular are at high-risk for developing disordered eating. This study aimed to test the outcomes of a novel intuitive eating intervention for young women with disordered eating.

Methods: This study is the first randomized controlled trial introducing intuitive eating to a sample of participants with disordered eating. Participants with current eating disorders were excluded from this study. Women (n=123) ages 18-30 with high levels of disordered eating participated in this study and were randomized to either a treatment (10-week web-based intervention) or control group (10-week waitlist).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 123
• Est. completion date: March 17, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: September 2, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female

• Between 18 and 30 years of age

• Located in the United States or Canada

• No eating disorder

• No previous participation in an intuitive eating intervention

• Score greater than or equal to 25 on the TFEQ-r18 at baseline

Exclusion Criteria:

• Gender not female

• Younger than 18 years of age

• Older than 30 years of age

• Located outside the United States or Canada

• Score less than 25 on the TFEQ-r18 at baseline

• Previously participated in an intuitive eating intervention

• Current eating disorder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Image
• Eating Behavior
• Eating Disorder Symptom
• Feeding and Eating Disorders
• Psychological Distress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Intuitive Eating Treatment
Participants received a brief web-based intervention for disordered eating which focused on a style of eating behavior called "intuitive eating". Please see arm description for more details.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Study was conducted exclusively online	Bronx	New York

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yeshiva University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Intuitive Eating	Intuitive eating was measured by the Intuitive Eating Scale, 2nd edition (IES-2). Scores on this scale range from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating greater levels of Intuitive Eating.	Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)
Primary	Disordered Eating	Revised Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-r18)	Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)
Secondary	Body Appreciation	Body appreciation was measured by the Body Appreciation Scale, 2nd edition (BAS-2). Scores on this scale range from 13 to 65, with higher scores indicating greater levels of body appreciation.	Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)
Secondary	Dichotomous Thinking Around Food	Dichotomous thinking around food was measured by the Dichotomous Thinking Scale (DT). Scores on this scale range from 11 to 44, with higher scores indicating greater levels of dichotomous thinking around food.	Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)
Secondary	Psychological Flexibility	Psychological flexibility was measured by the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, 2nd edition (AAQ-2). Scores on this scale range from 7 to 49, with higher scores indicating greater psychological flexibility.	Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)
Secondary	Food Intake	Food intake was measured by the NHANES Food Frequency Questionnaire (NHANES-FFQ), which collects data on respondents' food intake. Participants are asked to recall the frequency in which they consumed various food items over the past 3 days. Frequencies are grouped by food type (i.e., vegetables, fruits, dairy, etc.) and summed.	Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)
Secondary	Body Mass Index (BMI)	Weight/Height used to calculate BMI	Baseline (Time 1) through study completion, 10 weeks (Time 2)