Brain Function Messures of a Psychological Flexibility Skills Training Based on ACT Over Disordered Eating Behaviors

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorUniversidad Autonoma de Baja California

About this trial

Overweight and obesity are an increasing tendencies worldwide. Disordered Eating Behaviors (DEBs) are feeding dynamics commonly present on them, as in Feeding Disorders (FD). These eating and body conditions are highly correlated with specific psychopathological symtoms, such as anxiety and depression, weight-related shame and stigma, and academic stress. Additionally, electroencephalographic findings suggest that weight- and eating-related conditions may be mediated by neural pathways specific to executive functions, such as selective attention and inhibitory control. Therefore, this cuasi-experimental design, pre- and post- measurement, longitudinal cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the effect of a training on psychological flexibility skills, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) processes, on psychological, electroencephalographic and body composition measures.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Between 18 and 30 years old.

Currently enrrolled in university studies.

Attend at least 80% of the intervention sessions.

Disqualifiers

Having a diagnosis of personality disorder.

Failure to attend post-assessment.

Currently attending psychological therapy or psychiatric care..

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • A Psychological Flexibility Skills Training based on ACT.

    Behavioral

    Based on ACT procesess; defusion, presence, acceptance, perspective taking, values and commited action.

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Direct intervention over outcomes.Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Wait listNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Disordered Eating Behaviors.

A scale called "Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnarie", that is validated on mexican population to mesure Disordered Eating Behaviors on three dimennsions, 1) Restrictive Eating. 2) Emotional Eating. 3) External Eating. Reactives: 33. Estimated application time: 20 minutes. No parametric data on mexican population, however, raw data will be taken from pre- and post-messures.

Time frame
Pre-post intervention assessment, after 12 weeks.
2

Disordered Eating Behaviors.

A scale called "Binge Eating Scale". Scores range from 0 min-46 max, normal score ranges from ≤17. Reactives: 16. Estimated application time: 6 to 8 minutes.

Time frame
Pre-post intervention assessment, after 12 weeks.
3

Disordered Eating Behaviors.

A scale called "Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18 (TFEQ-R18)", that is validated on mexican population to mesure Disordered Eating Behaviors on three dimennsions, 1) Cognitive Restraint. 2) Emotional Eating. 3) Uncontrolled Eating. Scores range from min-18 to max-72, normal score ranges from 2.1 to 2.9. Reactives: 18. Estimated application time: 6 to 8 minutes.Estimated application time: 6 to 8 minutes.

Time frame
Pre-post intervention assessment, after 12 weeks.
4

Anxiety Symtoms.

Anxiety Beck inventory, adapted and validated version to Mexican population, will be used. Scores range from 0 min-63 max. Normal score ranges ≤12.

Time frame
Pre-post intervention assessment, after 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

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