Enhanced Cue Exposure Therapy for Negative Emotional Eating
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe University of Hong Kong
About this trial
The current study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Enhanced Cue Exposure Therapy (E-CET) in reducing negative emotional eating (NEE), compared to an active control intervention, behavioral lifestyle intervention (BLI), in a parallel-group, participant-blinded, randomized controlled trial. The secondary aim is to evaluate whether changes in conditioned stimulus-unconditioned stimulus (CS-US) expectancies mediate the changes in NEE.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
aged 18 or over
a score >3.25 on the emotional eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavioural Questionnaire lasting for three months or longer
confirmed to have, on average, two or more NEE episodes per week using ecological momentary assessments (EMAs)
Disqualifiers
active suicidal intent or plan
psychiatric illnesses except mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders because mood and anxiety disorders and symptoms are common in those with NEE
currently receiving psychotherapy, or adjusting to changing psychiatric medication
substance abuse
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Enhanced Cue Exposure Therapy
- Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention
Treatment groups
138 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov