March 24, 2019 Journal article Open Access

Meule, Adrian; Richard, Anna; Dinic, Radomir; Blechert, Jens

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      <creatorName>Meule, Adrian</creatorName>
      <givenName>Adrian</givenName>
      <familyName>Meule</familyName>
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      <affiliation>LMU München, Germany</affiliation>
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      <creatorName>Richard, Anna</creatorName>
      <givenName>Anna</givenName>
      <familyName>Richard</familyName>
      <nameIdentifier nameIdentifierScheme="ORCID" schemeURI="http://orcid.org/">0000-0003-3926-8533</nameIdentifier>
      <affiliation>Schoen Clinic Roseneck, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany</affiliation>
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    <creator>
      <creatorName>Dinic, Radomir</creatorName>
      <givenName>Radomir</givenName>
      <familyName>Dinic</familyName>
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      <affiliation>Fachhochschule Salzburg, Austria</affiliation>
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    <creator>
      <creatorName>Blechert, Jens</creatorName>
      <givenName>Jens</givenName>
      <familyName>Blechert</familyName>
      <nameIdentifier nameIdentifierScheme="ORCID" schemeURI="http://orcid.org/">0000-0002-3820-109X</nameIdentifier>
      <affiliation>University of Salzburg, Austria</affiliation>
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  <titles>
    <title>Effects of a Smartphone-Based Approach–Avoidance Intervention on Chocolate Craving and Consumption: Randomized Controlled Trial</title>
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  <publisher>Zenodo</publisher>
  <publicationYear>2019</publicationYear>
  <dates>
    <date dateType="Issued">2019-03-24</date>
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  <resourceType resourceTypeGeneral="Text">Journal article</resourceType>
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    <relatedIdentifier relatedIdentifierType="DOI" relationType="IsIdenticalTo">10.2196/12298</relatedIdentifier>
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    <rights rightsURI="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International</rights>
    <rights rightsURI="info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess">Open Access</rights>
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    <description descriptionType="Abstract">&lt;p&gt;Background:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Repeatedly pushing high-calorie food stimuli away based on joystick movements has been found to reduce approach biases towards these stimuli. Some studies also found that such avoidance trainings reduced consumption of high-calorie foods.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Objective:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To make such interventions suitable for daily use, this preregistered study tested effects of a smartphone-based approach&amp;ndash;avoidance intervention on chocolate craving and consumption.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Methods:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Within a ten-day period, participants (n = 105, 86% female) either performed five sessions during which they continuously avoided (i.e., swiped away/upwards) chocolate stimuli (experimental group, n = 35), performed five sessions during which they approached and avoided chocolate stimuli equally often (placebo control group, n = 35), or did not perform any training sessions (inactive control group, n = 35). Training effects were measured during laboratory sessions before and after the intervention period and further continuously through daily ecological momentary assessment (EMA).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Results:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Self-reported chocolate craving and consumption as well as body fat mass significantly decreased from pre- to post-measurement across all groups. EMA reports evidenced no differences in chocolate craving and consumption between intervention days and rest days as a function of group.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A smartphone-based approach&amp;ndash;avoidance training did not affect eating-related and anthropometric measures over and above measurement-based changes in the current study. Future controlled studies need to examine whether other techniques of modifying food approach tendencies show an add-on benefit over conventional, monitoring-based intervention effects. Clinical Trial: https://aspredicted.org/pt9df.pdf&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <fundingReference>
      <funderName>European Commission</funderName>
      <funderIdentifier funderIdentifierType="Crossref Funder ID">10.13039/501100000780</funderIdentifier>
      <awardNumber awardURI="info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/639445/">639445</awardNumber>
      <awardTitle>Transdiagnostic views on eating disorders and obesity and new approaches for treatment</awardTitle>
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