AI coach helps nurses fight emotional eating
NCT ID NCT06653673
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a ChatGPT-supported online group program to help overweight female nurses manage emotional and binge eating. Forty-four nurses participated in a randomized trial, with the intervention group attending online sessions guided by a self-help program and ChatGPT. The goal was to reduce uncontrolled eating and improve body image.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ChatGPT-supported online guided self-help program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-cost, accessible way to help nurses manage emotional eating and improve body image.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 44 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral and depends on user engagement.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Hold at least a bachelor's degree in nursing from a nursing school. * Work as a nurse in an institution. * Be a woman. * Have a BMI (Body Mass Index) greater than 24.99. * Not have a hearing impairment that would prevent them from understanding and completing verbal instructions. * Have access to a smartphone or computer with a camera. * Agree to participate in the study. * Score 50 or higher on the emotional eating and external eating subscales of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ). Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study. * Diagnosis of chronic diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, or hyperthyroidism.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Nursing
Izmir, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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