NCT06861608NARecruiting

A Single-session Intervention Adaptation of the Habit Framework for the Prevention of Eating Disorders

Virginia Commonwealth University

Start Date

1/15/2025

Completion Date

7/15/2026

Summary

The purpose of this proposal is to launch the first trial of a single-session intervention (SSI) specifically for the prevention of eating disorders (EDs).

Detailed Description

The emergence of EDs is bimodal such that there is a period of risk in early adolescence and a period of risk in late adolescence/early adulthood. EDs can lead to significant mental and physical health consequences and have one of the highest mortality rates of any mental illness. Prevention and treatment programs for EDs are fraught with barriers to access, particularly related to seeking care in-person. SSIs have been identified as a pathway to address the gap in care for EDs after showing promise for other psychiatric problems, including depression, anxiety, and suicidality .

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 22 years

Inclusion Criteria: * EAT-26 score ≥ 20 ( EAT-26, participants will meet the "referral criteria" which includes a score of 20 or more or meeting frequency criteria on bingeing, purging, laxative/diuretic use, and/or exercise.) * English-language fluency, self-reported3 * Access to a phone, tablet, or computer Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to correctly complete one of the attention checks in the survey prior to the intervention * Failure to correctly complete both anagram tasks in the survey prior to the intervention * Completion of the screening survey or pre-intervention surveys in an improbably fast time

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Screening Questionnaire

BEHAVIORAL

Pre-Intervention Questionnaires (~10 minutes)

BEHAVIORAL

SSI (Single-session intervention (~30 minutes) Active arm

BEHAVIORAL

SSI (Single-session intervention (~30 minutes) control arm

BEHAVIORAL

End-of-Intervention Questionnaires (~5 minutes)

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Conditions

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

Locations

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia 23298

United States