Effects of Self-conditioning Techniques in Promoting Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Last updated: January 22, 2018
Sponsor: University of Turin, Italy
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

3

Condition

Weight Loss

Obesity

Diabetes Prevention

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT02978105
sbo2015
  • Ages 20-70
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The investigators hypothesized that hypnosis is an alternative technique that could be applied to help patients with obesity to lose weight.

The possibility that a self-conditioning technique (self-hypnosis) added to traditional approach (diet, exercise and behavioral recommendations) will be effective in determining weight loss with respect to the traditional approach in subjects with a body mass index (BMI) between 35 and 50 kg/m2 will be studied.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Able to give written informed consent

  • BMI between 35 and 50 kg/m2

  • Age 20-70 years

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Current or previous mental disorders and/or on any psychotropic drug

  • Insulin treatment

  • Candidates for bariatric surgery

  • Current (or discontinued for less than 6 months) treatment with anti-obesity drugs

  • Patients at risk of heart failure, edema, ascites (heart diseases, chronic liverdiseases, nephrotic syndrome, renal failure)

  • Patients with untreated or uncompensated thyroid diseases

Study Design

Total Participants: 120
Study Start date:
February 01, 2015
Estimated Completion Date:
September 30, 2017

Study Description

Obesity is a serious health concern. Most lifestyle interventions fail over time; indeed, overeating often involves loss of control and compulsive behaviors.

Hypnosis could increase the ability to control emotional impulses. Self-conditioning techniques borrowed from hypnosis (self-hypnosis) increase self-control and self-management of emotions. Recent hypnosis techniques with a rapid-induction phase allow the trained patients to go into self-hypnosis in a few minutes and to repeat the experience in complete autonomy, employing a short time of the day only.

Connect with a study center

  • Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

    Turin, 10126
    Italy

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