2.1. Trial Design
This study was an exploratory open-label, parallel-arm, randomized controlled superiority trial, where participants were allocated by block randomization to one of three intervention groups (mindful eating alone, YogaDance alone, or mindful eating and YogaDance combined; see below for more details) or the control group in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. This trial design enabled assessment of the two approaches—mindful eating and YogaDance separately as well as jointly. The trial was retrospectively registered in February 2023, in the ISRCTN registry (ISRCTN87234794).