Examining the Effectiveness of a Wait List Intervention for the Management of Adolescent Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Examining the Effectiveness of a Wait List Intervention for the Management of Adolescent Eating Disorders

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01051375
• Other study ID #: 09/27E
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 15, 2010
• Last updated: January 15, 2010
• Start date: December 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2010
• Source: University of Ottawa
• Contact: Mark Norris, MD
• Phone: 613-737-7600
• Email: mnorris[@]cheo.on.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The current application targets patient education and enablement, implementation of best practices, continuity of care, and an improvement model to improve efficiencies by investigating whether a brief targeted intervention prior to the first formal ED assessment is efficacious in altering outcome and treatment course.

Description:

The Eating Disorder Program at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) offers a continuum of treatment options to child and adolescent patients with eating disorders (EDs). Although our own funding has increased in recent years, so too have the number of referrals, which has resulted in lengthy wait times for therapeutic assessments by our team. The current application targets patient education and enablement, implementation of best practices, continuity of care, and an improvement model to improve efficiencies by investigating whether a brief targeted intervention prior to the first formal ED assessment is efficacious in altering outcome and treatment course. It is well known that early recognition and implementation of treatment as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms is protective in eating disorders and leads to better success rates and recovery (APA Treatment Guidelines for EDs). It is hoped that the outcome of this study will influence the way in which centers look to address the ongoing issue of lengthy wait times in hopes of offering cost-effective interventions that ultimately improve patient outcomes. By offering an added level of support to families whose referral has been initiated, we hope to ease the burden of primary care providers and increase their satisfaction as it relates to patient safety concerns and complex case management.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: July 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 10 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• medical stability at time of referral

• completed referral to the Eating Disorders Program

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients deemed medically unstable are triaged urgently and not eligible for study inclusion

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eating Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Psychoeducational Workshop and telephone support
The intervention involves completion of a single workshop (delivered by a psychiatrist and adolescent health physician), provision of psycho educational materials, and regular telephone support with a specially trained nurse-coordinator to parents of youth on our waiting list.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario	Ottawa	Ontario

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Ottawa

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Investigate whether a wait list intervention for patients and families who are on a wait list, improves patient presentation at the time of formal assessment, as well as 6-months post-assessment		18 months	No
Secondary	Evaluate the impact that a wait list intervention group workshop has on caregiver knowledge, stress, and self-efficacy pertaining to eating disorders and their treatment		12 months	No