Anorexia Nervosa Clinical Trial
Official title:
Imaginal Exposure I Online Study
This study evaluates if imaginal exposure therapy can decrease symptoms of eating disorders and anxiety, and test an online format of IE to maximize its ability to reach as many individuals with eating disorders as possible. All participants will complete four imaginal exposure sessions and will complete questionnaires prior to receiving this treatment, as well as complete follow up questionnaires at 1-month, 6-month, and 12-month.
Eating disorders (EDs) are tenacious mental disorders that are difficult to treat. EDs are often accompanied by anxiety disorders, which exacerbate the problem. Better ED treatments are imperative, and it is likely that targeting comorbid conditions, such as anxiety, will facilitate ED treatments. Imaginal exposure is used in anxiety disorders to face fears that are not accessible or practical to address via in-vivo exposures. For example, a patient with PTSD cannot re-experience her trauma in real life, but she can imagine the past trauma and experience the subsequent anxiety. For patients with AN, catastrophic outcomes such as abandonment or immediate fatness are similarly impossible to recreate as in-vivo exposures. Patients cannot become fat solely for the purpose of the exposure, but they can imagine what it would be like to become fat. The investigators are unaware of any literature using imaginal exposure therapy to induce fears of fatness and conducted a case study to test whether imaginal exposure could, firstly, induce fears of fatness and then promote reduction in anxiety and eating disorder symptoms. In this case study, the investigators found that imaginal exposure therapy was effective at reducing anxiety and eating disorder behaviors. Imaginal exposure therapy (IE) has been shown to be an extremely effective treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. IE has also been shown to be effective for the treatment of eating disorders using case studies. However, IE has not been systematically applied to the eating disorders. The purpose of this study is to test if 1) imaginal exposure therapy can decrease symptoms of eating disorders and anxiety, and 2) test an online format of IE to maximize its ability to reach as many individuals with eating disorders as possible. ;
Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
---|---|---|---|
Recruiting |
NCT05531604 -
Appetitive Conditioning in Anorexia Nervosa
|
||
Enrolling by invitation |
NCT04174703 -
Preparing for Eating Disorders Treatment Through Compassionate Letter-Writing
|
N/A | |
Active, not recruiting |
NCT04883554 -
Impact of an Olfactory Sensory Therapeutic Group for Adolescent Patients With Restrictive Anorexia Nervosa , Pilot Study
|
N/A | |
Recruiting |
NCT04213820 -
TMS and Body Image Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Completed |
NCT03414112 -
The Impact of Oxytocin on the Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa
|
Early Phase 1 | |
Recruiting |
NCT06144905 -
Norwegian Microbiota Study in Anorexia Nervosa
|
||
Recruiting |
NCT05803707 -
Home-based Adapted Physical Activity in Anorexia Nervosa: a Feasibility Pilot Study
|
N/A | |
Recruiting |
NCT05682417 -
Impact of Body Schema Distortion on Remission and Weight Regain in Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Not yet recruiting |
NCT06380257 -
Anorexia Nervosa and Brain in Adolescence
|
||
Not yet recruiting |
NCT04804800 -
Virtual Reality Place in the Management of Body Dysmorphia Disorders in Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Not yet recruiting |
NCT03600610 -
Evaluation of CARdiac Abnormalities by Echocardiography and MRI in Malnourished Patients Suffering From Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Completed |
NCT02745067 -
Effectiveness of Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Completed |
NCT02382055 -
Changing Habits in Anorexia Nervosa: Novel Treatment Development
|
N/A | |
Completed |
NCT03075371 -
Homeostatic and Non-homeostatic Processing of Food Cues in Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Terminated |
NCT02240797 -
Kappa Opioid Receptor Imaging in Anorexia
|
N/A | |
Unknown status |
NCT01761942 -
Fatty Acids Omega -3 Diet Supplementation Efficiency and Safety Evaluation in Anorexia Nervosa
|
Phase 2 | |
Completed |
NCT03144986 -
Insula-coil Deep TMS for Treatment Resistant Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Completed |
NCT02551445 -
A fMRI Pilot Study of the Effects of Meal-support in Eating Disorders.
|
N/A | |
Completed |
NCT01579682 -
Adaptive Family Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
|
N/A | |
Completed |
NCT00946816 -
The Effects of Dietary Intervention on Gastrointestinal Function in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity
|
N/A |