Brief mHealth Self-Compassion Intervention on Internalized Weight Bias

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 2021

Primary Completion Date

May 1, 2021

Study Completion Date

September 8, 2021

Conditions
ObesityStigma, Social
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Self-compassion mindfulness practice

"Guided Mindfulness Practice: Participants in the intervention group will receive compassion-based guided meditation audio recordings. Recordings will target self-compassion and body concerns simultaneously.~Psychoeducation: Participants in the intervention group will receive psychoeducation delivered via daily PDF over days 1-6. Psychoeducation will orient users to their upcoming experience, provide education about internalized weight bias, the chronic stress system, the utility of self-compassion practice to regulate physiological and psychological targets, and guidance on establishing, maintaining, and generalizing a mindfulness practice.~Daily prompts: Participants will receive a text message every morning indicating their task for that day.~Weekly prompts: Participants will receive a text message at the end of every week (Days 7, 14, 21, and 28) with a link to a brief adherence survey."

Trial Locations (1)

27708

Reuben-Cooke Building, Durham

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Duke University

OTHER