A pilot open-label feasibility trial examining an adjunctive mindfulness intervention for adolescents with obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity in adolescence is predictive of obesity in adulthood and risk for chronic disease. Traditional behavioral approaches to addressing obesity in adolescence rarely yield meaningful changes in body mass index (BMI), suggesting that adjunctive treatments are necessary. Herein, we describe a study examining whether it is feasible to integrate a brief mindfulness intervention with the usual recommended care for adolescent obesity in a pediatric weight management clinic.

Methods

We conducted a single arm open-label trial with 11 adolescent patients with obesity. Participants received the recommended standard of medical management of obesity (usual care) plus a six-week mindfulness intervention. To assess our primary aim of feasibility, we examined recruitment, ret

SUBMITTER: Cotter EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275381 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature