Brain training may curb unhealthy eating in college students
NCT ID NCT07492056
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether a training program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help university students in Mexicali improve their eating behaviors, reduce anxiety and depression, and change brain activity related to attention and control. Thirty students will undergo the training and be measured before and after using questionnaires, body composition, and EEG brain scans. The goal is to see if psychological flexibility skills can positively impact disordered eating and emotional health.
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- Active substance
- Psychological flexibility skills training based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a non-drug approach to help young adults manage disordered eating and related emotional distress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study (30 participants) with no control group, so results may not be reliable or generalizable. It also relies on self-reported measures and EEG data that may not translate to real-world benefits.
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