Study schedule of recruitment, treatment and assessments as a function of time points (according to the SPIRIT 2013 figure guidelines)
| Duration of the study | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruitment | Baseline | Post-treatment (8 weeks) | Follow-up (6 months) | Follow-up (12 months) | |
| TIME POINT | t0 | t1 | t2 | t3 | t4 |
| RECRUITMENT | |||||
| Screening for inclusion/exclusion criteria | X | ||||
| Informed consent | X | ||||
| Assignment to treatment arms | X | ||||
| TREATMENT | |||||
| MBSR | X | X | |||
| HLC | X | X | |||
| ASSESSMENT | |||||
| SCID-IV | X | ||||
| fMRI | X | X | |||
| Weight | X | X | X | X | |
| Height (and BMI) | X | X | X | ||
| Waist circumference | X | X | X | ||
| CES-D | X | X | X | ||
| PSS-14 | X | X | X | ||
| STAI-T | X | X | X | ||
| STAXI-II | X | X | X | ||
| Satisfaction with life | X | X | X | ||
| Emotion Regulation Questionnaire | X | X | X | ||
| Eating Behaviour Inventory | X | X | X | ||
| Internal Disinhibition Subscale of the Eating Inventory | X | X | X | ||
| Paffenbarger Physical Activity Scale | X | X | X | ||
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | X | X | X | ||
CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; HLC, healthy living course; MBSR, mindfulness-based stress reduction; PSS-14, Perceived Stress Scale; SCID-IV, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV; SPIRIT, Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials; STAI-T, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory—trait version; STAXI-II, State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-II.