Emotion regulation training in the treatment of obesity in young adolescents: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence rates of childhood obesity are increasing. The current multidisciplinary treatments for (childhood) obesity are effective but only moderately and in the short term. A possible explanation for the onset and maintenance of childhood obesity is that it reflects a maladaptive mechanism for regulating high levels of stress and emotions. Therefore, the current RCT study aims to test the effectiveness of adding an emotion regulation training to care as usual (multidisciplinary obesity treatment) in young inpatients (10-14) involved in an obesity treatment program compared to care as usual alone. The research model for this RCT study states that when high levels of stress are regulated in a maladaptive way, this can contribute to the development of obesity.

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SUBMITTER: Debeuf T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011608 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature