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Trial reportEating and weight disorders : EWD2022

A community-based feasibility randomized controlled study to test food-specific inhibitory control training in people with disinhibited eating during COVID-19 in Italy.

Valentina Cardi, Valentina Meregalli, Elisa Di Rosa, Rossella Derrigo, Chiara Faustini, Johanna Louise Keeler, Angela Favaro, Janet Treasure, Natalia Lawrence

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Trial report in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07075952 (Testing FoodTraining), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT07075952 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Testing FoodTraining (FoodT): A Mobile App to Train Inhibitory Control Towards Food and Augment Standard Treatment for People With Eating and Weight Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PadovaRan2025 to 2027Enrolled113ConditionsObesity &Amp, Overweight, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating DisorderArmsFood-specific inhibitory control training delivered through the FoodTraining App, Waiting list
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Valentina CardiSection of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. valentina.cardi@unipd.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7763-7099
Valentina MeregalliDepartment of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Elisa Di RosaDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Rossella DerrigoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Chiara FaustiniDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia 8, 35131, Padua, Italy.
Johanna Louise KeelerSection of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Angela FavaroDepartment of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Janet TreasureSection of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Natalia LawrenceSchool of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK.
University of Padua · ITKing's College London · GBUniversity of Exeter · GB

Funding

Research for Patient Benefit Programme PB-PG-1216-20044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to expand the evidence on the feasibility and impact of food-specific inhibitory control training in a community sample of people with disinhibited eating.

methodsRecruitment and data collection were conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak, in Italy. Ninety-four adult individuals with disinhibited eating were randomised to one of two conditions: App-based food-specific inhibitory control training or waiting list. Participants were assessed at baseline, end of intervention (2 weeks following baseline) and follow-up (one week later). The assessment measures included questionnaires about eating behaviour and mood.

resultsSeventy-three percent of the sample reported a diagnosis of binge eating disorder, and 20.4% a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. Retention rates were 77% and 86% for the food-specific inhibitory control training and the waiting list conditions, respectively. Almost half of the participants allocated to the training condition completed the "recommended" dose of training (i.e., 10 or more sessions). Those in the training condition reported lower levels of wanting for high-energy dense foods (p < 0.05), a trend for lower levels of perceived hunger (p = 0.07), and lower levels of depression (p < 0.05). Binge eating symptoms, disinhibition, wanting for high-energy dense foods, stress and anxiety were significantly lower at end of intervention, compared to baseline (p < .05).

conclusionFindings corroborated the feasibility of food-specific inhibitory control training, and its impact on high-energy dense foods liking. The study expands the evidence base for food-specific inhibitory control training by highlighting its impact on perceived hunger and depression. The mechanisms underlying these effects remain to be clarified. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I, Evidence obtained from at least one properly designed randomized controlled trials; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; experimental studies.

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Binge-Eating DisorderBulimiaBulimia NervosaCOVID-19AdultFeasibility StudiesHumansAppBinge eatingBulimia nervosaDepressionFood addiction

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PMID35666376
PMCPMC9169443
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