A Single Session Community-Based Body Empowerment Session

NCT ID: NCT06139601

Last Updated: 2025-04-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 75 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-02-05
• Study Completion Date: 2025-07-31

Brief Summary

This present study will examine the effectiveness of a single session, virtually delivered body empowerment program for decreasing participants thin ideal internalization. The intervention asks participants to identify cultural norms surrounding appearance and attractiveness, then challenge these ideals. Participants will answer questions about thin ideal internalization before and after the program.

Detailed Description

A body empowerment program rooted in the psychological theory of cognitive dissonance has been shown to be effective to reduce the value of the thin beauty ideal. This theory proposes that humans are motivated to maintain consistency in their beliefs and actions, and inconsistencies will result in psychological discomfort (or cognitive dissonance). A shift in beliefs or actions is required to resolve this discomfort and maintain consistency. However, the accessibility of this program is lacking. The proposed study will examine the effectiveness of a single session, virtually delivered body empowerment program designed to create cognitive dissonance by asking participants to identify cultural norms surrounding appearance and attractiveness, then challenge these ideals through a series of interactive activities in a fully virtual, self-paced module. Challenging these ideals (e.g., identifying how ideals represent very narrow identities and are informed by oppressive value systems, stating the psychological costs of trying to change your body to match ideals) theoretically creates cognitive dissonance in those who have internalized the value of pursuing those ideals. This dissonance is resolved through a reduced investment in the ideals and then hypothesized to lead to more positive attitudes about body image, dieting, and other unhealthy weight control behaviors. The program consists of a single 45-minute self paced, interactive, virtual module. Primary assessments will be completed at pre-intervention and post-intervention.

Conditions

Body Image

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Body empowerment intervention program

All study participants will complete a single session body empowerment program.

Group Type: OTHER

Virtual single session intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

A single session, self-paced body empowerment program. The program consists of a single 45-minute self paced, interactive, virtual module.

Interventions

Virtual single session intervention

A single session, self-paced body empowerment program. The program consists of a single 45-minute self paced, interactive, virtual module.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18+ years of age
• Able to reliably access internet
• Can speak and read English
• Completed the body empowerment program

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Equip Health

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Equip Health

Carlsbad, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Ghaderi A, Stice E, Andersson G, Eno Persson J, Allzen E. A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of virtually delivered Body Project (vBP) groups to prevent eating disorders. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2020 Jul;88(7):643-656. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000506.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 32551736 (View on PubMed)

Butryn ML, Rohde P, Marti CN, Stice E. Do participant, facilitator, or group factors moderate effectiveness of the Body Project? Implications for dissemination. Behav Res Ther. 2014 Oct;61:142-9. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.08.004. Epub 2014 Aug 20.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 25199580 (View on PubMed)

Stice E, Rohde P, Shaw H, Gau JM. Clinician-led, peer-led, and internet-delivered dissonance-based eating disorder prevention programs: Acute effectiveness of these delivery modalities. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2017 Sep;85(9):883-895. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000211. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 28425735 (View on PubMed)

Stice E, Bohon C, Shaw H, Desjardins CD. Efficacy of virtual delivery of a dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program and evaluation of a donation model to support sustained implementation. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2023 Mar;91(3):139-149. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000796. Epub 2023 Feb 6.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 36745074 (View on PubMed)

Stice E, Marti CN, Shaw H, Rohde P. Meta-analytic review of dissonance-based eating disorder prevention programs: Intervention, participant, and facilitator features that predict larger effects. Clin Psychol Rev. 2019 Jun;70:91-107. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2019.04.004. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31004832 (View on PubMed)

Freijy T, Kothe EJ. Dissonance-based interventions for health behaviour change: a systematic review. Br J Health Psychol. 2013 May;18(2):310-37. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12035.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 23480429 (View on PubMed)

Schleider JL, Dobias ML, Sung JY, Mullarkey MC. Future Directions in Single-Session Youth Mental Health Interventions. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2020 Mar-Apr;49(2):264-278. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1683852. Epub 2019 Dec 4.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31799863 (View on PubMed)

Schleider JL, Weisz JR. Little Treatments, Promising Effects? Meta-Analysis of Single-Session Interventions for Youth Psychiatric Problems. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2017 Feb;56(2):107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.11.007. Epub 2016 Nov 25.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 28117056 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

EH1006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id