Optimizing Fidelity to Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

Online Training for Therapists Clinical Trial

Official title:

Optimizing Fidelity to Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02139462
• Other study ID #: 1R21MH096779-01
• Secondary ID: SPO 103420
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 12, 2014
• Last updated: October 3, 2017
• Start date: May 2015
• Est. completion date: September 2017

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: Stanford University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will use a data base of archived therapy sessions of family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa to determine the role of fidelity to treatment and outcome. In addition, it will develop a novel, more efficient way to train therapists in family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa and examine if it is feasible to conduct a trial comparing this novel training to standard, more intensive training.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 47
• Est. completion date: September 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• masters or doctoral training in their field (psychology, psychiatry, family therapy).

• must be licensed

• have no reports of malpractice or loss of privileges at clinical institution

• minimum caseload 5 adolescents with AN each year over past 3 years

• no previous training in FBT

• computer/web access

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous FBT training for AN

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anorexia
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Online Training for Therapists

Intervention

Other:
• Standard FBT training
Therapists will receive standard training in Family Based Treatment (FBT)
• Novel FBT training
Therapists will receive a novel training in Family Based Treatment (FBT)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Stanford University	Stanford	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stanford University	National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Feasibility	The primary outcome will be feasibility (e.g., recruitment, attrition, assessment battery, resource costs) to conduct a sufficiently powered comparative study.	end of treatment (approximately 1.5 years after beginning training)
Secondary	Fidelity	Secondary outcomes include exploring differences in therapist fidelity and relationships between fidelity and patient outcomes between these two groups (e.g., fidelity and weight change at session 4).	Session 4, end of training (approximately 1.5 years after beginning training)