Mindful Construal Diaries: Can the MCD Increase Mindfulness and Mindful Eating in Bariatric Surgery Patients

NCT ID: NCT03822481

Last Updated: 2019-02-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 26 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-10-02
• Study Completion Date: 2018-11-01

Brief Summary

The study aims to test the Mindful Construal Diary (MCD- a mindful eating intervention) initially developed by Mantzios and Wilson. The diary aims to facilitate weight-loss, while also promoting a present centred awareness to current food consumption. There has yet to be any research testing the MCD in clinical populations.

Detailed Description

(BSP = Bariatric surgery patients) The MCD is an intervention that consists of 10 questions an individual must consider prior to eating, and revisit while eating. Mindfulness refers to being consciously aware in the present moment and being accepting to emotions, and in practice, ME can be defined as an awareness to thoughts, feelings and emotions related to current food consumption (e.g., portion size, feelings of hunger/satiety, and healthfulness of food). Being underpinned by both concepts, the MCD intervention prompts individuals to consider aspects of their meal by generating a more focused perspective to the experience of eating. Current applications of mindfulness in health-related settings are promising, benefits include long-term weight-loss, and decreases in symptoms associated with physical and psychiatric disorders. Although the MCD is similarly associated with weight-loss, existing literature on its utility within the bariatric surgery population is scant. Furthermore, as weight regain is often observed post-surgery, it is important to explore how the MCD can help BSP overcome this obstacles. Furthermore, as the MCD is yet to be applied to BSP, this research will also establish whether the MCD is effective in promoting mindfulness, ME and subsequent weight-loss in this population. The potential benefits of this research are broad, as it can help establish a novel approach to effective weight-loss in BSP, and equip health care practitioners with a cost-effective weight-loss intervention. This research will employ a mixed-method design, where participants will be asked to maintain use of the MCD when eating for a three month period, and at their usual care visit complete questionnaires and an interview. Participants will be recruited from Heartland Hospital's Bariatric Clinic.

Conditions

Obesity

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Experimental

Participants in this arm were given the MCD. The MCD is a mindful eating intervention aimed at facilitating weight loss and cultivating a present centred awareness. The MCD consists of ten questions that an individual must consider while eating. Participants were required to consider the questions while eating (no writing required). Participants were asked to use the MCD at their three main meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). The

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mindful Construal Diary

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A Mindful Eating Intervention

Control

Participants in this arm were required to eat as normal and were not given the MCD until the study was complete.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Mindful Construal Diary

A Mindful Eating Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

MCD

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years old or above
• Bariatric surgery patients cared for at Heartlands Hospital
• English speakers (reading and writing)
• Post bariatric surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• Under the age of 18 years old
• A lack of capacity
• Not cared for at Heartlands Hospital
• Non-english speakers (reading and writing inc)
• Special communication needs
• Severe mental health illness

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Birmingham City University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Heartlands Hospital

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

References

Mantzios M, Wilson JC. Making concrete construals mindful: a novel approach for developing mindfulness and self-compassion to assist weight loss. Psychol Health. 2014;29(4):422-41. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2013.863883. Epub 2013 Dec 4.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 24215123 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

226930

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Bahia #004.17 BLSS FAEC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id