An Intervention for Eating and Body Image Concerns Among Young Adult Women

NCT ID: NCT04665167

Last Updated: 2021-04-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-13

Study Completion Date

2021-03-30

Brief Summary

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The primary aim of the current study is to assess acceptability and feasibility of online body image exposure and self-compassion interventions before conducting a larger RCT.

Detailed Description

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This study will determine the feasibility and effectiveness of delivering an online therapy for eating pathology and body image disturbance. It will address body image and eating pathology in a non-clinical group of young adult women, who are at risk of developing such problems . The feasibility study will determine whether there are any difficulties that would need to be addressed in recruitment, online delivery and assessment of those treatments.

Conditions

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Eating Disorder Symptom Body Image Disturbance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Body image exposure

Guided non-judgmental exposure, 40 minutes total

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Body image exposure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exposure therapy is a key element of evidence-based cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders . Body image exposure intervention involves deliberate, planned, and systematic exposure to the body image. Participants will be asked to stand so that they can see their whole body - far enough back. Participants will be asked to look at their bodies on screen. Participants will be continually encouraged by the facilitator for looking at and talking about the body parts.

Self-compassion

8 Short self-compassion meditations, 40 minutes total

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-compassion

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The self-compassion intervention condition consists of Neff's self-compassion exercises. These exercises are part of the self-compassion intervention condition. Meditation text used in this study is obtained from the following link https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/.

Interventions

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Body image exposure

Exposure therapy is a key element of evidence-based cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders . Body image exposure intervention involves deliberate, planned, and systematic exposure to the body image. Participants will be asked to stand so that they can see their whole body - far enough back. Participants will be asked to look at their bodies on screen. Participants will be continually encouraged by the facilitator for looking at and talking about the body parts.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-compassion

The self-compassion intervention condition consists of Neff's self-compassion exercises. These exercises are part of the self-compassion intervention condition. Meditation text used in this study is obtained from the following link https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Body shape questionnaire score \> 25
* Age ≥18
* Self-identified women
* Be able to use a computer and having an Internet connection and webcam

Exclusion Criteria

* Insufficient knowledge of English
* Learning disability, severe mental illness or alcohol/substance dependence, history of self-injuries, current eating disorder, current clinical depression
* Psychiatric illness requiring secondary care intervention
* Male
* Under 18 years old
* Body mass index below 18.5
* Currently undergoing psychological therapies
* No access to a tablet or computer with an internet connection
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Sheffield

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Fidan Turk

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Sheffield

Locations

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University of Sheffield

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Franko DL, Striegel-Moore RH. The role of body dissatisfaction as a risk factor for depression in adolescent girls: are the differences Black and White? J Psychosom Res. 2002 Nov;53(5):975-83. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00490-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12445587 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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168743

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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