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Filter by:Eating disorders are psychopathologies with serious repercussions on the somatic, psychological and social level. Currently available treatments are unfortunately for now not fully efficient, therefore researchers have recommended to develop prevention initiatives. Until now, no study has been carried out in Switzerland to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention for the prevention of eating disorders. The goal of the present study is to evaluate two eating disorders prevention intervention that have been largely validated in the US, called the Body Project (BP) and the Healthy Weight Program (HW). Both interventions target body dissatisfaction, which is a well-identified risk factor of eating disorders. They will be compared to a one-month waiting list. Because of the pandemic situation due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (COVID-19), both interventions will be delivered virtually via a collaborative platform. The sessions will be recorded to carry out a quality control. To compare the BP and HW interventions to a waiting list, a three-arm randomized controlled study will be carried out, including female students from French-speaking Switzerland. Recruitment will include 90 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the three arms of the study. They will be evaluated before (T0) and after (T1) the interventions or the waiting list. Following the interventions, the participants will have one month of follow-up before a final evaluation (T2). Participants on the waiting list will receive the BP following the one-month waiting period and will then be evaluated (T2). After having signed the consent form, the participant will be randomized to one of the three study arms, with a 1: 1: 1 allocation ratio. Interventions will be given in groups of six participants. Randomization will be blocked to ensure groups of equal size, and that groups of six participants for each arm are regularly formed. The blocks will be of variable size (3, 6, 9) to protect the concealment. The hypotheses are as follows: 1. The two interventions BP and HW will have an effect on body dissatisfaction (primary outcome) as well as on the thin-ideal internalization, dietary restraint, negative affect, and eating disorders psychopathology (secondary outcomes), compared to the waiting list; 2. There will be no differences between the BP and the HW on the primary and secondary outcomes; 3. The effects observed thanks to the interventions will be maintained after one month of follow-up.
This study looks at how hypertensive patients, with high levels of aldosterone (hyperaldosteronism) differ from hypertensive patients without hyperaldosteronism with regards to markers of salt appetite. It also looks at how salt appetite changes after treatment of hyperaldosteronism. Salt makes food taste good and when our bodies need salt our brains make us like salty food even more. A high salt diet contributes to hypertension and a low salt diet is an important aspect of the treatment of hypertension. Unfortunately patients find it difficult to adhere to a low salt diet. Aldosterone is produced by the adrenal glands, its release is stimulated by a salt need and it has been shown, in rodent models, to activate pathways in the brain which drive a salt appetite. Mice with enhanced activity of the aldosterone pathway in the brain become hypertensive due to increased salt intake. Hyperaldosteronism, in humans, results in hypertension. The contribution of salt appetite, as opposed to the effect of aldosterone on the kidney's retention of salt and other systems, is unknown. Human studies have shown that when a human has a salt appetite, the concentration at which they can detect the taste of salt reduces, they increase their preference for salty food, and they consume more salt. When hyperaldosteronism is suspected in a hypertensive patient, they attend hospital for a day of investigations. Patient who are shown to have hyperaldosteronism have subsequent visits for imaging of their adrenals and sampling of blood from the adrenal vein to diagnose aldosterone producing adenomas (small tumours) which may be removed surgically, if not suitable for surgery, the hyperaldosteronism is treated with medication. This study will recruit hyperaldosteronism patients to investigate the effect of aldosterone on salt appetite by testing salt taste threshold, salt taste preference and intake before and after treatment.
The study aims to generate hypotheses about whether a group intervention is effective in reducing motivation to compulsive exercise and/or eating disorder psychopathology when compared with a control group. This will be explored through a Randomized Control Trial.
MUMMIEBODIES is a research study when women with eating disorders encounter pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. These are some condensed months that represent major challenges for this group. There are both a scientific and clinical basis for the mother's mental health to influence care and interaction with the child. In the case of eating disorders, there is also a risk of harmful consequences for the fetus as well as for more complicated pregnancies and births. This is a very important field of knowledge, but also a field about which there is far too little scientific knowledge. There is too little scientific knowledge about how women with eating disorders physically and mentally relate to their bodies and food during and after pregnancy. There is a great need for research that promotes expertise in how to help and meet women with eating disorders in these important phases of life. The aim of the study is to bring out the users' experiences. The investigators interview face-to-face pregnant women and mothers with eating disorders about their subjective experiences both during pregnancy and during childbirth. Recruitment of participants will be via health stations. The investigators will identify the course, experiences and solutions when women with eating disorders encounter pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. The investigators focus on three themes: 1) experience of course and change, 2) experience of emotional, cognitive and relational core experiences, and 3) women's own perceptions of what is the best help. The three themes have in common that they are fundamental for later development of help for this vulnerable group. The investigators have a clear idea that some of the best preventive work can be done before life really starts.
The study will assess the influence of culinary art therapy group (a new therapeutic tool) for adults with eating disorders. It will assess changes in thinking patterns and behavioural patterns associated with food and eating.
A pilot randomized-controlled trial explored the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of an inclusive dissonance-based body image intervention called the EVERYbody Project. The professionally delivered EVERYbody Project was evaluated in a universal college student population compared to a waitlist control group through one-month follow-up.
The second trial of the EVERYbody Project explored the efficacy of the inclusive body image intervention when delivered by college peer leaders. The peer-facilitated EVERYbody Project was compared to a video and expressive writing comparison intervention through one-month follow-up.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a wise intervention based on self-affirmation (SA) and Implicit Theories of Personality (ITP) building resilience in victims. Half of the participants will receive the experimental intervention, while the other half will receive a control intervention.
The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of eating disorders in type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes patients
Since March 17, 2020, the French government has implemented national containment measures due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Quarantine is an unpleasant experience : Separation from relatives, loss of liberty, concern about the infectious status, boredom, can negatively affect mental health, with the emergence of anxiety and depressive symptoms. In addition, confinement can disrupt usual physical activity, a major destabilization criterion for patients suffering from eating disorders (ED). Finally, conditions of confinement can harm social support, yet identified as a protective and resilience factor in stress contexts. Thus, the current context of confinement and social distances could be source of an increase in eating behavior disorders symptoms in people suffering from ED.