Study of the Efficacy of GGED: a Cognitive Training App for Eating Disorders.

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

103 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-09

Study Completion Date

2023-06-22

Brief Summary

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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of GGTCA to decrease the maladaptive beliefs associated with eating disorders (ED) in non-clinical adult population. Specifically, a randomized controlled trial with crossover assignment design and two groups (experimental and control) will be carried out in adults aged 18-65 years to assess the changes pre and post use the app. It's expected that after the use of the GGTCA app for 15 days are, at the primary level: decrease in the degree of ascription to dysfunctional beliefs associated with ED; and at the secondary level: increase in self-esteem; decrease in eating symptomatology; and no changes in emotional symptomatology, since the pilot study did not find. These results are also expected to be maintained in subsequent follow-ups, at 15 days and a month after to finish the app in experimental group, and 15 days after to finish the app in control group.

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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.

There are different modules, for example, to work self-esteem, depression, body image or obsessive-compulsive disorder, that have proven their effectiveness.

Conditions

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Eating Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

All participants were requested to complete web-based assessment, with questionnaires relating to maladaptive beliefs associated with ED, eating and emotional symptomatology, body satisfaction and self-esteem at baseline (T1). The experimental group started using the app for 15 days, and later completed the following assessment (T2). The control group also completed the T2 in the same date but started to use the app after this second assessment.15 days and one month later, both groups completed T3 and T4.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental group

The experimental group used the GGED module for 15 days after the first assessment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GGED mobile app

Intervention Type DEVICE

The intervention will be done through an app named GGED, which 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 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.

Control group

The control group used the GGED module for 15 days after the second assessment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

GGED mobile app

Intervention Type DEVICE

The intervention will be done through an app named GGED, which 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 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.

Interventions

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GGED mobile app

The intervention will be done through an app named GGED, which 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 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