Trial reportPloS one2026
Efficacy of a combined diving and mindfulness program on emotional eating in adults with obesity: Randomised controlled trial with standard care.
Trial report in PloS one, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06882200 (Benefit of the Bathysmed® Diving Protocol on Emotional Eating in Obese Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Benefit of the Bathysmed® Diving Protocol on Emotional Eating in Obese Patients: A Prospective Randomized Study
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- A combined diving and mindfulness program as a catalyst for behavioural change in adults with obesity: a qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmotional eating is considered as a mediator between depression and obesity. Combining mindfulness and sport activities can improve obesity-related psychological disorders but inconsistencies in effect and duration have been reported. We aimed to evaluate the effects of a combined mindfulness-diving Bathysmed® program on emotional eating scores in participants with obesity.
methodsThis unblinded randomized controlled trial was performed in the community setting, Montpellier, France. Adults with a BMI > 30 kg/m2 were randomly assigned (1:1) to a Bathysmed® 2-month program (intervention group) therapeutic scuba-diving protocol with mindfulness exercises plus standard care, or stand-alone standard care including dietary and psychological support (control group). The primary outcome was the mean change in the emotional eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ-EE) at 2-months as intention to treat.
findingsBetween July-August 2022, 63 participants were randomised, with 31 in the intervention group. One participant from each group were excluded. Fifty-five (87·3%) were female, median age 46 [35.5;54] and BMI 35.46 [33.45;39.48]. There was a statistically significant reduction of DEBQ-EE at 2 months in the intervention group (-0·82 (SD 0·81)) versus control group (-0·27 (SD 0·61) p = 0·004). This effect was maintained at 5 and 8-month follow up. There was a significant reduction in weight self-stigma, stress, and quality of life change scores in the intervention group.
interpretationThis combined diving and mindfulness program effectively reduces emotional eating, self-stigma and quality of life scores in participants with obesity, with sustained benefits. Health policies should integrate physical activity and psychological therapies for obesity management.
trial registrationClinicaltrials NCT06882200.
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