Trial reportEating and weight disorders : EWD2026
Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT-O) for young Indian adults living with overweight or obesity: a qualitative study of participant experience.
Trial report in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of obesity in India has reached epidemic levels with 40.3% living with overweight or obesity. Problematic eating behaviours have been implicated in the development and maintenance of overweight and obesity. Conventional cognitive-behavioural intervention for eating disorders has not shown favourable long-term outcomes in weight management. Recent research has indicated early evidence for using cognitive remediation therapy (CRT-O) for eating disorders including disordered eating behaviours in those living with overweight and obesity. We conducted a feasibility study through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 70 young Indian adults with obesity or overweight. We also obtained participant feedback post-intervention, to identify putative contributing factors to the study outcomes. METHODOLOGY: Fifteen young adult participants completed 28 sessions of CRT-O intervention program for their weight management. On trial completion, participants were randomly selected to provide their feedback and experience of their participation. A semi-structured qualitative interview was conducted. Transcripts were semantically coded and thematic analysis was done.
resultsThematic analysis yielded six themes: 1. gaining new insights into their eating habits; 2. self-reported changes in eating behaviours; 3. self-reported behavioural changes; 4. perceived physical benefits; 5. perceived psychological benefits; 6. perceptions about the CRT-program. The sub-themes that emerged indicated general acceptance of the CRT-O intervention and its potential translation in real life.
conclusionsThis study showed improved metacognitive awareness on participants' eating behaviours. Additionally, the findings indicated that participants developed an improved ability to resist several highly palatable but unhealthy foods. Participants also reported experiencing more self-control in their food grazing habits and reported that this led to a better ability to manage their weight.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.