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AMI and CBT Intervention for Compulsive Eating (AMI+CBTforFA Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Vincent A Santiago, MA

Research Sponsored by Ryerson University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change from baseline to 3 months postintervention

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests a new treatment combining motivational counseling and practical skills training for adults who feel addicted to processed foods. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative therapy that focuses on strengthening a person's internal motivation to change. The goal is to help participants understand their motivations for change and learn how to manage their eating habits better. The study will compare this treatment to see if it reduces food addiction and binge eating.

Eligible Conditions

Compulsive Eating
Binge Eating
Food Addiction

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change from baseline to 3 months postintervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change from baseline to 3 months postintervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to 3 months postintervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Binge Eating Frequency

Consumption of Highly Processed Foods

Food Addiction Symptoms

Secondary study objectives

Addiction-like Eating Behaviour

Binge Eating Symptoms

Body Mass Index

+9 more

Other study objectives

Impulsivity

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: AMI and CBT InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive four weekly sessions of individual therapy (60 minutes) with a graduate student therapist over videoconferencing technology or telephone. The intervention combines Adapted Motivational Interviewing (AMI) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques for food addiction. Participants will complete questionnaires at baseline, postintervention or 1-month postbaseline, and 2- and 4-months postbaseline.

Group II: Waitlist ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will complete questionnaires at baseline, 1-month postbaseline, and 2- and 4-months postbaseline (at timepoints comparable to the intervention arm). They will not receive any intervention during this time. Following the 3-month waitlist, they will cross over into the same procedure as the intervention arm.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Adapted Motivational Interviewing (AMI) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

2021

N/A

~100

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