Effect of Mindful Eating on Weight Management in Breast Cancer Survivors

NCT ID: NCT03972540

Last Updated: 2019-06-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 13 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-05-09
• Study Completion Date: 2016-10-31

Brief Summary

This pilot study examined changes in anthropometric measures as a result of and feasibility/ acceptability of a mindful eating intervention for overweight and obese postmenopausal breast cancer survivors.

Detailed Description

Being overweight is associated with increased risk for chronic disease and premature death in breast cancer survivors. This pilot study examined changes in anthropometric measures as a result of and feasibility/ acceptability of a mindful eating intervention for overweight and obese postmenopausal breast cancer survivors. The one-group pre-posttest study design included eight weekly group-based mindful eating sessions on strategies to intentionally and attentively consume food. Anthropometrics, blood pressure, mindfulness, nutritional intake, and physical activity were collected at baseline and 12-weeks follow-up. Data on feasibility and acceptability were collected at study completion.

Conditions

Breast Neoplasm Female

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Mindful eating intervention

The mindful eating intervention was taught by a mindfulness-based stress reduction instructor certified by the Center of Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mindful eating intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A Mindful Eating Workshop™ workbook was used for standardization and reproducibility of these sessions. The group sessions were focused on teaching applied strategies to consume food with intention and attention and aimed at improving emotional relationships with food. Intervention sessions were held once a week in the evening for 2 hours per session over 8 weeks. The intervention was delivered in a large conference room on the University of Georgia campus. Participants were required to attend seven out of eight sessions. If participants missed a session, they met with the instructor 30 minutes before the beginning of the following week's session to receive individual instruction on content of the missed session.

Interventions

Mindful eating intervention

A Mindful Eating Workshop™ workbook was used for standardization and reproducibility of these sessions. The group sessions were focused on teaching applied strategies to consume food with intention and attention and aimed at improving emotional relationships with food. Intervention sessions were held once a week in the evening for 2 hours per session over 8 weeks. The intervention was delivered in a large conference room on the University of Georgia campus. Participants were required to attend seven out of eight sessions. If participants missed a session, they met with the instructor 30 minutes before the beginning of the following week's session to receive individual instruction on content of the missed session.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Postmenopausal female
• Breast cancer survivor (in remission)
• Completed cancer treatment at the time of study enrollment
• Body Mass Index (BMI) equal or greater than 25 kg/m²

Exclusion Criteria

• None.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Georgia

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, Ph.D., B.S. Pharm

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

STUDY00002818

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id