Group Parent Training for Adolescent Eating Disorders

NCT ID: NCT00672906

Last Updated: 2014-09-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

124 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-07-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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While parents are considered essential for the effective treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the most effective manner to involve parents in treatment is unknown. Given reports of high caregiver burden among parents of this clinical group, finding treatments that minimize parent burden while improving the child's eating disorder symptoms is essential.

This investigation will examine the preliminary effectiveness of a parent skills group and adolescent skills group compared to family therapy for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa. The target of this intervention is the improvement of eating disorder symptoms in the child and improving self-efficacy, emotion regulation, and perceived burden in the parent.

The effectiveness of this experimental treatment group (Group Parent Training for the parents/Adolescent Skills Training for the adolescent) will be compared to the Maudsley model of family therapy. The effectiveness of the group program will be examined by exploring changes within individuals over time as well as via comparisons across treatment conditions. Results from this investigation will be used to calculate treatment effect sizes in the design of a larger, fully powered, randomized clinical trial.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa Subthreshold Anorexia Nervosa

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Group Parent Training/Adolescent Skills Training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Group Parent Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Skills group for parents that provides psychoeducation for eating disorder and skills in behavior management, self-regulation, and emotion regulation.

Active Comparator

Family Therapy according to the Maudsley Model

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Maudsley Family Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Family therapy specifically adapted for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.

Interventions

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Group Parent Training

Skills group for parents that provides psychoeducation for eating disorder and skills in behavior management, self-regulation, and emotion regulation.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Maudsley Family Therapy

Family therapy specifically adapted for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 11-18 years old
* living at home
* meet criteria for anorexia nervosa or subthreshold anorexia nervosa

Exclusion Criteria

* no active psychosis
* no current suicidality
* medically safe for outpatient treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Duke University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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5K23MH070418-03

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

7767

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Pro00010889

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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