NCT06922630

WIN: a Feasibility Study of a Weight-Neutral Health Intervention

WIN: a Feasibility Study of a Weight-Neutral Health Intervention. Lighthouse Consortium on Obesity Management (LightCOM) Trial no 1.

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Carsten Dirksen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The WIN intervention aims to improve the mental, social and physical health as well as quality of life of participants with BMI≥30 without focusing on their weight, and with no aim of weight loss. The WIN 6 months intervention is based on the principles and methods of the weight neutral movement Health at Every Size (HAES). The content is developed in a co-design process that involved Danish participants who have lived or professional experiences with such approaches. The intervention uses the method of intuitive eating to align eating behaviours with internal cues of hunger and fullness rather than rules, restrictions and external cues. The intervention also draws on components from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to manage body image concerns and weight stigma.

Detailed description

The WIN group intervention comprises bi-weekly two-hour sessions with 11-12 participants and two WIN-therapists. Session 1 is an individual session and sessions 2-12 are group sessions. The programmes include psychoeducation, group discussions and homework about topics within the weight neutral approach such as intuitive eating, weight stigma, enjoyable movement and self-compassion. Overview of sessions 1-12: 1. Individual session with a WIN therapist to explore the participant's expectations and needs in relation to commencing intuitive eating and body acceptance. 2. Introduction to weight-neutral health 3. Your body, Your rules 4. Intuitive eating I 5. Intuitive eating II 6. Body Respect and Weight Stigmatization 7. Self-compassion and confronting your inner critical voice 8. Body awareness, Rest and Movement - Yoga and Your strong body 9. Body awareness, Rest and Movement, intimacy and sexuality 10. Follow-up on intuitive eating 11. Follow-up on challenges 12. Strategies for resilience Optional WIN elements include two support network events, up to 24 2-hour sessions of WIN-physical activity (Rest and Movement (12 sessions) and Competent Body Training (12 sessions)), and three individual online sessions.

Conditions

• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	WIN	Weight-neutral health intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-07
• Primary completion: 2026-12-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2025-04-10
• Last updated: 2025-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark