Mobile App for Eating Disorders in Adolescents

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-09

Study Completion Date

2024-05-23

Brief Summary

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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of GGTCA-AD to decrease the maladaptive beliefs associated with eating disorders (ED) in non-clinical adolescent population. Specifically, a randomized controlled trial with parallel design and two groups (experimental and control) will be carried out in adolescents aged 13-15 years to assess the changes pre and post use of the app. It is expected that after the use of the GGTCA-AD app for 14 days, at the primary level, a: decrease in the degree of ascription to dysfunctional beliefs associated with ED; and at the secondary level: increase in body satisfaction and self-esteem; decrease in eating symptomatology; and no changes in emotional symptomatology. These results are also expected to be maintained in subsequent follow-up at 1 month.

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Detailed Description

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There is a digital platform called GGtude, which is composed of different modules, each of them aimed at working with different mental health problems. The goal is to provide an easy-to-use tool as a CBT complement to work on the self-dialogue that relates to the core beliefs associated with the psychological problem in particular. To achieve this target, a cognitive training exercise is performed: different sentences appear in the form of beliefs, and the person must identify and accept those beliefs that are functional, adaptive and positive, dragging them to the lower part of the screen; and reject those that are dysfunctional, maladaptive and negative dragging them to the upper part of the screen.

The GGTCA app is a module of GGtude that was developed to work on dysfunctional beliefs associated with eating disorders. Previous research showed that the app produced a statistically significant decrease of mean scores in maladaptive beliefs associated with ED and a statistically significant increase in self-esteem in adult population.

Furthermore, adolescence is a developmental stage vulnerable to the development of these disorders, so it's relevant to adapt the GGTCA application to the adolescent population (GGTCA-AD) and to evaluate its effectiveness.

Conditions

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Eating Disorders in Adolescence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants that meet the inclusion criteria will complete the web-based baseline assessment (pre), with questionnaires relating to maladaptive beliefs, emotional symptomatology, self-esteem, body satisfaction and eating symptomatology. After, experimental group will use the GGTCA-AD, and control group will use the GGNeutra for 14 days. Then, both groups will complete again the above-mentioned assessment (post use the app). Finally, all participants will complete the follow-up measures at one month.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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GGTCA-AD mobile app

The experimental group uses the GGTCA-AD module for 14 days after the first assessment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GGTCA-AD mobile app

Intervention Type DEVICE

The intervention will be done through an adaptation of the GGTCA app for teenagers: GGTCA-AD. This app is used to work on the dysfunctional beliefs that are associated with eating disorders. The app is made up of a series of levels comprising the topics that are normally worked on in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in relation to eating disorders. At each level, affirmations in the form of beliefs appear on the screen, and the person must accept them if they are functional, adaptive and positive; or reject them if they are dysfunctional, maladaptive and negative.

GGNeutra mobile app

The control group uses GGNeutra for 14 days after the first assessment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

GGNeutra mobile app

Intervention Type DEVICE

the control group will complete another module belonging to the GGTUDE digital platform. Specifically, this app is called GGNEUTRA, and the statements that compose it are totally independent of the target of the study. The operation is similar, sentences appear in the center of the screen, but in this case, the person must accept those sentences that are true, for example: "Madrid is the capital of Spain", by dragging it to the top of the screen; and reject those that are false, for example: "Tokyo is the capital of Spain", by dragging it to the bottom of the screen.

Interventions

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GGTCA-AD mobile app

The intervention will be done through an adaptation of the GGTCA app for teenagers: GGTCA-AD. This app is used to work on the dysfunctional beliefs that are associated with eating disorders. The app is made up of a series of levels comprising the topics that are normally worked on in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in relation to eating disorders. At each level, affirmations in the form of beliefs appear on the screen, and the person must accept them if they are functional, adaptive and positive; or reject them if they are dysfunctional, maladaptive and negative.

Intervention Type DEVICE

GGNeutra mobile app

the control group will complete another module belonging to the GGTUDE digital platform. Specifically, this app is called GGNEUTRA, and the statements that compose it are totally independent of the target of the study. The operation is similar, sentences appear in the center of the screen, but in this case, the person must accept those sentences that are true, for example: "Madrid is the capital of Spain", by dragging it to the top of the screen; and reject those that are false, for example: "Tokyo is the capital of Spain", by dragging it to the bottom of the screen.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

(1) ages between 13 and 16; (2) that the parents or guardians of the adolescents and the participants have signed the informed consent form; (3) have a dispositive with Internet access.