Metacognitive Beliefs in Obese Patients

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What this study involves

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Study type: Observational
Phase: Not applicable / not listed
Age range: 18 years - 65 years
Sex eligible: All sexes
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted
Participants: 90 Actual

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About the research

The study aims to investigate the presence of metacognitive beliefs, emotional regulation, and emotional eating in obese patients and their possible relationships.

Who may be able to participate?

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Inclusion Criteria:

Age: between 18 and 65 years
Italian nationality
Body Mass Index ≥ 35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

Psychiatric pathologies
Severe cognitive deficits that could compromise the completion of the questionnaires
Absence of signed informed consent

Study population

90 patients aged between 18 and 65, of both sexes, of Italian nationality, suffering from obesity (Body Mass Index, BMI: kg/m2 ≥ 35, according to the criteria of the World Health Organization WHO).

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Treatment, groups and participation

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Assignment: Not reported
Masking: Not reported

Obesity

Patients aged between 18 and 65, of both sexes, of Italian nationality, suffering from obesity (Body Mass Index, BMI: kg/m2 ≥ 35, according to the criteria of the World Health Organization WHO).

Other: Questionnaires

Questionnaires OTHER

Metacognition Questionnaire Penn State Worry Questionnaire Ruminative Response Scale Anger Rumination scale Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire

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What researchers are measuring

Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.

Primary measures

Metacognitive beliefs

Time frame: Baseline

Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) is a self-report test composed of 30 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (I do not agree) to 4 (I completely agree agreement).

Rumination

Time frame: Baseline

Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) is a self-report test composed of 20 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always).

Anger Rumination

Time frame: Baseline

Anger Rumination scale (ARS) is a self-report test composed of 14 items, on a Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always).

Emotional dysregulation

Time frame: Baseline

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) isa self-report test composed of 36 items on a Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always).

Emotional eating

Time frame: Baseline

Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), composed of 13 items on a Likert scale from 0 (never) to 4 (almost always)

No results are flagged as posted.

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Research locations (1)

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1 locations

Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site PiancavalloOggebbio, Verbania, ItalyStatus unknown

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Study team and timeline

Lead sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Study start: May 28, 2024 Actual
Primary completion: May 31, 2025 Actual
Study completion: May 31, 2025 Actual
First posted: Jan 30, 2025 Actual
Last updated: Nov 10, 2026 Actual

Official study contacts

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Official study title

Metacognitive Beliefs, Emotional Regulation in Obese Patients

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Retrieved: Nov 11, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 10, 2026