An Intervention for Eating and Body Image Concerns Among Young Adult Women

Eating Disorder Symptom Clinical Trial

Official title:

Feasibility of Online Exposure Therapy and Self-compassion Interventions for Eating and Body Image Concerns Among Young Adult Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04665167
• Other study ID #: 168743
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 13, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2020
• Source: University of Sheffield
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary aim of the current study is to assess acceptability and feasibility of online body image exposure and self-compassion interventions before conducting a larger RCT.

Description:

This study will determine the feasibility and effectiveness of delivering an online therapy for eating pathology and body image disturbance. It will address body image and eating pathology in a non-clinical group of young adult women, who are at risk of developing such problems . The feasibility study will determine whether there are any difficulties that would need to be addressed in recruitment, online delivery and assessment of those treatments.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: February 26, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body shape questionnaire score > 25
• Age =18
• Self-identified women
• Be able to use a computer and having an Internet connection and webcam

Exclusion Criteria:

• Insufficient knowledge of English
• Learning disability, severe mental illness or alcohol/substance dependence, history of self-injuries, current eating disorder, current clinical depression
• Psychiatric illness requiring secondary care intervention
• Male
• Under 18 years old
• Body mass index below 18.5
• Currently undergoing psychological therapies
• No access to a tablet or computer with an internet connection

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Image Disturbance
• Eating Disorder Symptom
• Feeding and Eating Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Body image exposure
Exposure therapy is a key element of evidence-based cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders . Body image exposure intervention involves deliberate, planned, and systematic exposure to the body image. Participants will be asked to stand so that they can see their whole body - far enough back. Participants will be asked to look at their bodies on screen. Participants will be continually encouraged by the facilitator for looking at and talking about the body parts.
• Self-compassion
The self-compassion intervention condition consists of Neff's self-compassion exercises. These exercises are part of the self-compassion intervention condition. Meditation text used in this study is obtained from the following link https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	University of Sheffield	Sheffield

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sheffield

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (1)

Franko DL, Striegel-Moore RH. The role of body dissatisfaction as a risk factor for depression in adolescent girls: are the differences Black and White? J Psychosom Res. 2002 Nov;53(5):975-83. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of participants recruited	30 participants	will measure upon study termination (estimated at 2-3 months)
Secondary	The rate of completion	assessed by the percentage of participants who complete the study questionnaires	will measure upon study termination (estimated at 2-3 months)

External Links

•   NICE, 2017. Eating disorders: recognition and treatment