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Mind over muffin top: study tests mindfulness for weight loss

NCT ID NCT04337619

Symptom relief Sponsor: Drexel University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether adding mindfulness and acceptance skills to standard weight loss counseling helps people lose more weight. 276 adults with overweight or obesity participated. Researchers tested three specific skills: awareness, acceptance, and values clarity, to see which ones work best.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

276 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2019

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals must be of overweight or obese BMI (27-50 kg/m2) * Individuals must be adults (aged 18-70) * Completion of a 3-day food diary * Completion of baseline assessment tasks * Willingness to lose weight, be physically active, and participate in-group sessions. * Participants must also provide consent for the research team to contact their personal physician if necessary to provide clearance or to consult about rapid weight gain. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to engage in physical activity (defined as walking a city block without stopping) * Medical or psychiatric condition that may pose a risk to the participant during intervention, cause a change in weight, or limit ability to comply with the program * Recently began or changed the dose of a medication that can cause significant change in weight * History of bariatric surgery; weight loss of \> 5% in the previous 3 months * Currently pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant * Planning to, or participating in, another weight loss treatment in the next 3 years. * Engaging in compensatory vomiting, other severe compensatory behaviors, or more than 12 of any compensatory behavior in the previous 3 months * Experiencing significant loss of control eating (9 or more binge episodes in the previous 3 months)

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Conditions

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Obesity obesity disorder Weight Loss

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Obesity Weight loss

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Drexel University Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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