A Mindfulness Mobile Intervention Targeting Reductions in Food Cravings
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Food Cravings
In brief
Participants will complete a 5-week smartphone app-based intervention that teaches mindful eating skills. One goal is to determine to what extent participants will enjoy using the app and complete the intervention. The investigators predict that after completing the intervention, participants will report fewer episodes of eating in response to food cravings. The investigators will also measure several other biological and behavioral outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02694731
- Run by
- University of California, San Francisco
- People needed
- 104
- Starts
- 2016-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-11-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-05-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Problems with controlling food intake as indexed by "yes" responses to the following two questions: "Do you have food cravings?" and "Do you eat in response to your food cravings more than you would like to?"
- Overweight or obese (BMI of 25.0 to 39.9 kg/m2)
- Score at or above the scale midpoint on the Readiness Ruler, a single-item visual analog scale measure of readiness for behavioral change (prompt is, "I have decided to give in to food cravings less")
- Have and use a smartphone (Android or iOS) with internet access.
- Report food cravings on most days and a desire to indulge in food cravings less
You may not qualify if…
- Current diabetes
- Pregnant or plans to become pregnant within 4 months
- Current diagnosis of anorexia or bulimia
- In the opinion of an investigator, meets any of the following criteria:
- Likely to drop out due to expressed ambivalence or lack of interest
- Likely to be harmed in any way by participating
- Likely to have provided untruthful answers to the screening questions (based on evidence such as unclear or inconsistent responses when talking to study staff vs. reporting online, or log data showing repeated attempts to "game" the screening questionnaire).
Where it is running
- University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States
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