A Brief Appetite Awareness Intervention for Eating and Weight Regulation Among College Freshmen
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss, Psychiatric, Eating Disorder |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 20 |
| Updated: | 10/13/2018 |
| Start Date: | August 2015 |
| End Date: | October 1, 2017 |
A Brief Appetite Awareness Intervention for Eating and Weight Regulation Among College Freshmen: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The proposed study is a randomized clinical trial investigating the effects of a weight gain
and eating dysregulation prevention intervention among college freshmen women. It will
compare Appetite Awareness Training (AAT) to a standard nutritional education group and a no
treatment control group. Appetite Awareness Training approach to increasing eating regulation
through training individuals to eat in response to their appetite cues rather than external
or emotional cues.
and eating dysregulation prevention intervention among college freshmen women. It will
compare Appetite Awareness Training (AAT) to a standard nutritional education group and a no
treatment control group. Appetite Awareness Training approach to increasing eating regulation
through training individuals to eat in response to their appetite cues rather than external
or emotional cues.
All female freshmen students residing in the university dorms were recruited to participate
in this study. After completing the baseline assessment, eligible participants were randomly
assigned to one of the three arms. Those in the AAT condition received guided administration
of AAT over the course of three weekly group sessions, with an additional booster session
three weeks after completion (week 6). The standard treatment comparison group received four
similarly timed group sessions of psychoeducational/nutrition information facilitated by a
registered dietician. A manualized approach to administration of the intervention was created
based on the AAT treatment and was strictly followed in order to standardize the
implementation of the prevention groups. The no-treatment control group only participated in
the assessments.
in this study. After completing the baseline assessment, eligible participants were randomly
assigned to one of the three arms. Those in the AAT condition received guided administration
of AAT over the course of three weekly group sessions, with an additional booster session
three weeks after completion (week 6). The standard treatment comparison group received four
similarly timed group sessions of psychoeducational/nutrition information facilitated by a
registered dietician. A manualized approach to administration of the intervention was created
based on the AAT treatment and was strictly followed in order to standardize the
implementation of the prevention groups. The no-treatment control group only participated in
the assessments.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Incoming University of Minnesota Duluth freshmen women residing in on campus
dormitories
Exclusion Criteria:
- Males, non-dormitory residing, non-freshmen.
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