NCT03075345

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the Treatment of Obesity: Pilot.

Testing the Added Benefit of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in the Treatment of Obesity: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sheffield · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Obesity is an 'epidemic' within the UK. Individuals living with obseity are at risk of developing cancer, heart problems and dieing. Furthermore, obesity impacts on psychological wellbeing via lowered self-efficacy, self-esteem, body image and overall quality of life (QoL). A pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) is proposed to investigate the additional benefit of a psychological intervention alongside treatment as usual (TAU) in a weight management service. Patients routinely attending an outpatient clinic will be randomised into TAU with or without additional acceptance and commitment Therapy (ACT) group based-input and their outcomes monitored over time.

Detailed description

Overweight and obesity is reported as an 'epidemic' problem within the UK as well as the world. Individuals living with this may be at higher risk of developing co-morbidities, such as cancers, heart problems or diabetes, and higher mortality rates are reported in this group. Furthermore, overweight and obesity can also impact on a person's psychological wellbeing, such as their self-efficacy, self-esteem and body image as well as have a negative effect on their overall quality of life (QoL). Therefore, a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) is proposed to investigate the additional benefit of a psychological intervention alongside treatment as usual (TAU) in a weight management service. Patients routinely attending an outpatient clinic will be randomised into TAU with or without additional Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group based-input.

Conditions

• Obesity, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Weight Management Service

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Acceptance and commitment therapy	Four sessions of the ACT protocol will be psychoeducational in nature, with brief experiential exercises in the class and in-between session practice. It's aim is to allow individuals to be able to sit with difficult experiences (rather than fight against them) and in turn this may allow them to live towards what they value in life.
BEHAVIORAL	Treatment as usual (dietetic intervention)	Six sessions of a dietetic intervention will be psychoeducational in nature around weight and nutrition, delivered by professionals working in the service.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-01
• Primary completion: 2017-10-01
• Completion: 2018-01-01
• First posted: 2017-03-09
• Last updated: 2018-10-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom