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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Acceptance-Based Therapy Intervention for Adolescent Girls
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), v 30(S1), pp 155-156
21 Nov 2022
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Abstract
Background: Acceptance-based therapy (ABT) is a behavioral intervention that is effective for weight loss in adults. Among adolescents, ABT is effective for conditions like chronic pain and anorexia and has been deemed feasible and acceptable for adolescent weight loss. Assessing the potential effectiveness of ABT for adolescent weight loss is warranted. This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessed the effects of an adolescent tailored ABT intervention on weight, quality of life (QOL), psychological flexibility, and depression.
Methods: In a 6-month trial, participants were randomized to the ABT intervention, consisting of fifteen, 90-minute virtual group sessions, or the enhanced care group, where they received 15 healthy lifestyle handouts and met with a dietitian twice. Participants in the intervention group were encouraged to self-monitor food, physical activity, psychosocial factors, and weight.
Results: There were a total of 40 participants, (n=20) in the intervention group and (n=20) in the enhanced care group. The mean age was 15.8 ± 1.5 and the mean baseline BMI was 33.7 ± 6.7 kg/m2. Most participants (77.5%) identified as White. There were small effects observed in psychological flexibility (d= -0.3, 95% CI: (-0.6, -0.1)) and the 95th BMI percentile (d= -0.2, 95% CI: (-0.4, -0.02)) in the intervention group. In both groups, there were no effects in change scores observed in healthy eating index, quality of life, depression, perceived stress, or anxiety sensitivity. There was no evidence of an intervention effect between groups.
Conclusions: In this pilot RCT, ABT was not more effective for weight loss than enhanced care. Given that all previous ABT weight studies were conducted in-person, and this study was conducted virtually during COVID, future research is needed to explore the potential effectiveness of ABT among adolescents in-person and how virtual studies can be optimized.
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- Title
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Acceptance-Based Therapy Intervention for Adolescent Girls
- Creators
- Faith Newsome - University of FloridaMichelle Cardel - University of FloridaXiaofei Chi - University of FloridaAlexandra Lee - University of FloridaDarci Miller - University of FloridaDavid Janicke - University of FloridaMatthew Gurka - University of FloridaMeghan Butryn - Drexel UniversityStephanie Manasse - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), v 30(S1), pp 155-156
- Conference
- 40th Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society, 40th (San Diego, California, United States, 01 Nov 2022–04 Nov 2022)
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 2
- Resource Type
- Conference poster
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000886476200001
- Other Identifier
- 991019415666004721
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