Pilot Evaluation of the EVERYbody Project

NCT ID: NCT04529746

Last Updated: 2021-08-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

98 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-01

Study Completion Date

2017-09-01

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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An existing dissonance-based body image program (the Body Project; Stice, Shaw, Burton, \& Wade, 2006) was adapted to directly discuss diversity within cultural appearance ideals (including race, gender identity, sexuality, ability, and age) and the individual and collective impact of pursuing exclusive appearance norms.

The feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of the EVERYbody Project was assessed in an initial randomized-controlled trial. College students within a university in the Pacific Northwest United States were invited to participate in programming (universal intervention target).

Professional delivery of the two-session EVERYbody Project was compared to a waitlist control condition. Intervention groups were facilitated by one "expert" (faculty or staff with body image expertise) and two college student co-facilitators. Mixed methods assessment included a comparison of changes in quantitative eating disorder risk factor outcomes across randomization conditions and among students with marginalized identities at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and one-month follow-up. Qualitative interviews assessed the impact of the program on participants with marginalized identities. Feasibility and acceptability of the program was assessed to evaluate the appropriateness of the EVERYbody Project within universal college student audiences.

Conditions

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Body Image Eating Disorder Symptom

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Participants were randomized on a 1-1 basis to receive either the EVERYbody Project or be on the waitlist control list (assessment-only control).
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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EVERYbody Project: Professional facilitator version

The EVERYbody Project is a dissonance body image intervention created from focus group feedback (Ciao, Ohls, \& Pringle, 2017) and through an iterative process of student-driven feedback. The Body Project manual (Stice et al., 2006) was adapted to retain key dissonance activities while expanding the gender focus, adding an exploration of the diversity characteristics within appearance ideals, and adjusting activities to be inclusive of diversity characteristics. Several adapted versions of the intervention were piloted with groups of college students and further adapted based on feedback.

Facilitators received 16 hours of training on the EVERYbody Project manual and facilitation guidelines.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

EVERYbody Project

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief behavioral intervention (4 hours across two meetings)

Waitlist control group

Participants allocated to the waitlist completed assessments at time points parallel to those in the EVERYbody Project condition and were offered the EVERYbody Project upon completing the one-month follow-up assessment.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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EVERYbody Project

Brief behavioral intervention (4 hours across two meetings)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Current college student enrolled at institution where research was taking place

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Western Washington University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anna Ciao

Associate Professor of Psychology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anna C Ciao, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Western Washington University

Locations

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Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Ciao AC, Ohls OC, Pringle KD. Should body image programs be inclusive? A focus group study of college students. Int J Eat Disord. 2018 Jan;51(1):82-86. doi: 10.1002/eat.22794. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29105805 (View on PubMed)

Fairburn CG, Beglin SJ. Assessment of eating disorders: interview or self-report questionnaire? Int J Eat Disord. 1994 Dec;16(4):363-70.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7866415 (View on PubMed)

Schaefer LM, Burke NL, Thompson JK, Dedrick RF, Heinberg LJ, Calogero RM, Bardone-Cone AM, Higgins MK, Frederick DA, Kelly M, Anderson DA, Schaumberg K, Nerini A, Stefanile C, Dittmar H, Clark E, Adams Z, Macwana S, Klump KL, Vercellone AC, Paxton SJ, Swami V. Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). Psychol Assess. 2015 Mar;27(1):54-67. doi: 10.1037/a0037917. Epub 2014 Oct 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25285718 (View on PubMed)

Stice E, Shaw H, Burton E, Wade E. Dissonance and healthy weight eating disorder prevention programs: a randomized efficacy trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2006 Apr;74(2):263-75. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.2.263.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16649871 (View on PubMed)

Berscheid, E., Hatfield [Walster], E., & Bohrnstedt, G. (1973). The happy American body: A survey report. Psychology Today, 7, 119-131.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Watson, D., & Clark, L. A. (1992). Affects separable and inseparable: On the hierarchical arrangement of the negative affects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62, 489-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ 0022-3514.62.3.489

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Ciao AC, Latner JD, Brown KE, Ebneter DS, Becker CB. Effectiveness of a peer-delivered dissonance-based program in reducing eating disorder risk factors in high school girls. Int J Eat Disord. 2015 Sep;48(6):779-84. doi: 10.1002/eat.22418. Epub 2015 May 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25959408 (View on PubMed)

Kilpela LS, Blomquist K, Verzijl C, Wilfred S, Beyl R, Becker CB. The body project 4 all: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a mixed-gender dissonance-based body image program. Int J Eat Disord. 2016 Jun;49(6):591-602. doi: 10.1002/eat.22562. Epub 2016 May 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27188688 (View on PubMed)

Ciao AC, Munson BR, Pringle KD, Roberts SR, Lalgee IA, Lawley KA, Brewster J. Inclusive dissonance-based body image interventions for college students: Two randomized-controlled trials of the EVERYbody Project. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2021 Apr;89(4):301-315. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000636.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34014692 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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17-004_1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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