Clinical trial

Pilot Trial of the Move Healthier Group

Invitation only · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT07406568

Invitation onlyNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The researchers are developing a new exercise-focused group and are interested in studying whether this group helps people increase their exercise without increasing risk for disordered eating behaviors.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age18 Years to Not listed

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionObesity, Overweight

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Seen for weight loss treatment at DHMC Weight Center within the past year * Speak, read, \& write English fluently * Age 18 or older * Appropriate for group visits (as assessed by referring provider) Exclusion Criteria: * Meets DSM-5 criteria for an eating disorder based on behavior frequencies reported on baseline EDE-Q * Report contraindications for unsupervised physical activity on the PAR-Q, or have not been medically cleared by an MD for participation.

Treatments and study arms

Move Healthier Intervention

Behavioral

The intervention aims to increase exercise using cognitive and behavioral skills integrated across several treatment manuals including the Physical Activity Cognitively Enhanced (PACE) intervention for healthy exercise promotion in eating disorders, acceptance-based and standard behavioral weight loss manuals, and affect-guided exercise prescriptions.

Primary outcomes

Objective physical activityFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks

Objective physical activity will be measures as the total number of minutes per week of physical activity measured via Fitbit device worn during waking hours. The Fitbit data will yield a total count of the number of minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for each week during the intervention period, with higher counts indicating greater levels of activity.

Self-reported physical activityFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks

Participants will also complete self-report measures of physical activity, including the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and IPAQ-short form at group sessions and study assessments. The IPAQ asks patients to report on their total physical activity engagement over the past 7 days by light, moderate, and vigorous activity categories. The IPAQ yields a total count of the number of minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity over the past week, with higher minutes indicating more activity.

Eating disorder symptomsBaseline and post-intervention (week 12)

ED symptoms will be assessed via the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0), which asks about ED symptoms over the past month (28 days). Compensatory exercise engagement will be assessed via an item asking, "Over the past 28 days, how many times have you exercised to "make up for" a binge-eating episode, and compulsive exercise will be assessed using the item "...how many times have you felt driven/compelled to exercise?" EDE-Q items are averages to calculate a total score ranging from 0-6, with higher scores indicating higher levels of eating pathology.

Study locations

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinics🇺🇸 Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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