NCT01764113

Effect of Mindful Eating on Body Mass Index in Obese Adolescents

Effect of Mindful Eating on Body Mass Index and Cardiovascular Risk Markers in Obese Adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is designed to study the effect of a family based mindfulness training program with special focus on diet and nutrition on weight and cardiovascular risk markers in obese adolescents.

Detailed description

40 obese adolescents would be randomized into either a mindfulness based behavioral modification program or standard dietary counseling. At least one parent would be expected to attend the counseling sessions. Patients would be followed for a period of 6 months. Anthropometric parameters, questionaiires relating to quality of life and blood tests would be drawn at baseline and and at 6 months.

Conditions

• Adolescent Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindful Eating	Subjects and their parents will receive mindful eating based behavioral modification program over multiple sessions
BEHAVIORAL	Standard dietary counselling

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2013-01-09
• Last updated: 2014-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States