Clinical trial NCT05486442: ACT for Weight-related Experiential Avoidance
Official title: Acceptance and Commitment Training for Weight-related Experiential Avoidance
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Eating Behavior
Lead sponsor: Bahcesehir Cyprus University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-08-03
Enrollment: 32
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study aimed to investigate whether Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training would be helpful to reduce weight-related experiential avoidance among individuals who reported weight concern

Detailed description: This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training (ACT) in reducing weight-related experiential avoidance. Data were collected with a convenience sampling technique. After obtaining ethical approval, participants were invited to participate in the study via advertisements, and online posts. Due to the small sample size, participants who were willing to attend group discussions were included in the experimental group. Participants in the control group did not receive manipulation. All participants were provided with an informed consent form. All participants completed a questionnaire measuring outcomes (weight-related experiential avoidance, general experiential avoidance, eating attitudes, and social physique anxiety) at pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. Participants in the experimental group received ACT training including 6 sessions. The protocol was adapted from Pearson et al. (2012) with their permission. Each session took approximately 80 mins. Several aspects of ACT approach were discussed in the sessions. In session one, ACT approach was introduced. In session two, creative hopelessness was discussed. In session three, control strategies related to weight concern were identified. In session four, mindfulness exercises were completed. In the fifth session, values for meaningful life experience were discussed. In the last, sixth session, the ways to commit to action were discussed. Each session included exercises and homework. At the end of the study, the participants were provided with debrief form.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who were 18 years and older
* Ability to read and understand Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who have received mental health intervention over the last one year
* and those who were diagnosed with an eating disorder were excluded from the analyses

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in weight-related experiential avoidance
timeFrame: At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in eating attitudes
timeFrame: At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)
measure: Change in general experiential avoidance
timeFrame: At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)
measure: Change in social physique anxiety
timeFrame: At three time points (pre-intervention [baseline], immediately after the intervention, and at three weeks after the intervention)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nicosia
country: Cyprus
facility: Near East University
Study officials:
affiliation: Near East University
name: Meryem Karaaziz, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Pearson, Adria N., Victoria M. Follette, and Steven C. Hayes.