Trial reportAppetite2019
Mindfulness-based group intervention in adolescents at-risk for excess weight gain: A randomized controlled pilot study.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on obesogenic eating behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for improvement of lifestyle behaviors and body mass index in children with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of the efficacy of yoga and mindfulness in the management of pediatric obesity.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Improving Obesogenic Dietary Behaviors among Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- A Mediterranean lifestyle obesity prevention intervention in preschoolers at risk: MELI-POP Study-a randomized controlled trial.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Trial
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- Mindfulness-based intervention in adolescents at risk for excess weight gain: 1.5-year follow-up of pilot randomized controlled trial.Eating behaviors · 2021Trial
- Health Without Barriers: Community-Engaged Adaptation of a Whole Family-Inclusive Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Program in Rural Colorado.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Fidelity of Mindfulness Training and Delivery for Adolescent Mental and Metabolic Health.Mindfulness · 2026Article
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- The effects of different exercise intensities on body composition and cardiovascular risk indicators in children with metabolic syndrome: a RCT network meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of a Family-Inclusive, Community-Based Lifestyle and Mindfulness Program for Latinx Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Two-Arm Pilot and Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of latinx psychology · 2025Article
- A Pilot and Feasibility Study on a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Adapted for LGBTQ+ Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Mindfulness-based intervention for depression and insulin resistance in adolescents: Protocol for BREATHE, a multisite, pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Effects of the mindfulness program for male substance abusers in Thailand on stress, deliberate self-harm, and drug abstinence intention: A repeated-measure design.Belitung nursing journal · 2024Article
- The Challenge of Accounting for the Moderator Effect of Risk Exposure on the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Treatments for Youth.International journal of applied positive psychology · 2024Review
- Research progress on the role of mindfulness in intervention for adolescent obesity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Daily mindfulness, negative affect, and eating behaviors in adolescents at risk for excess weight gain.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- The treatment of obesity in children and adolescents: consensus position statement of the Italian society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology, Italian Society of Pediatrics and Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess feasibility/acceptability of a mindfulness-based approach to excess weight prevention in adolescents at-risk for excess weight gain. To pilot test efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention for improving food reward sensitivity, stress-eating, executive function (EF), and BMI/adiposity.
methodsA pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted with 12-17y adolescents at-risk for excess weight gain based on above-average weight (body mass index [BMI]≥70%ile) or parental history of obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m
resultsMedian session attendance was 6:6 sessions in both conditions; program acceptability ratings were above-average. Compared to health education, adolescents in mindfulness had lower food reward sensitivity at six-months (Cohen's d = 0.64, p = .01). There were no between-condition differences in BMI (mindfulness vs. health education
conclusionsA mindfulness-based group intervention is feasible/acceptable among adolescents at-risk for excess weight. In this pilot sample, mindfulness and health education were equivocal for BMI/adiposity outcomes. Future trials with a larger, adequately-powered sample and longer-term follow-up are necessary to test efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention for food reward sensitivity, stress-eating, EF, and stabilizing growth trajectories in youth at-risk for adult obesity.
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