Phone therapy shows promise for food addiction in severe obesity

NCT ID NCT04626570

First seen Nov 20, 2025 · Last updated May 08, 2026 · Updated 20 times

Summary

This study tested whether a phone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tele-CBT) program could reduce food addiction in people with severe or morbid obesity. 154 participants received either 12 tele-CBT sessions over 18 weeks or standard care. The main goal was to see if tele-CBT could lower the number of people with food addiction in the medium term.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital, Poitiers

    Poitiers, 86000, France

  • Department of endocrinology-diabetology-nutrition, University Hospital, Angers

    Angers, 49933, France

  • Endocrinology, diabetology and nutrition department, University Hospital, Reims

    Reims, 51092, France

  • Endocrinology, diabetology and nutrition department, University Hospital, Rennes

    Rennes, 35033, France

  • Metabolic and nutritional exploration, University Hospital, Tours

    Tours, 37044, France

  • Nutrition Department, University Hospital, Brest

    Brest, 29609, France

  • Nutrition Department, University Hospital, Nantes

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Transversal Clinical Nutrition Unit, University Hospital, Caen

    Caen, 14033, France

  • Transversal Nutrition Unit, Hospital, Cherbourg

    Cherbourg, 50100, France

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