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Impact of a Mobile App-Based Waitlist Intervention on Readiness for Eating Disorder Treatment

NCT06801197 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2025-01-30

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Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether a mobile app-based motivational interviewing intervention (MI-Coach: ED) can improve motivation and readiness for treatment in adults with eating disorders who are currently on waitlists for provincially funded eating disorder services in British Columbia. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the use of MI-Coach: ED improve overall motivation, confidence, and readiness for treatment compared to treatment-as-usual (waitlist with no intervention)?
* Does the app help mitigate declines in motivation over time among waitlisted individuals?

Researchers will compare participants using the MI-Coach: ED app to a delayed treatment control group to assess differences in motivation, readiness for treatment, and associated clinical outcomes.

Participants will:

* Treatment group: Use the MI-Coach: ED app for four weeks, completing interactive modules focused on motivation and readiness for change, while also completing weekly brief assessments of motivation.
* Delayed treatment group: Remain on the waitlist with no intervention for four weeks while completing weekly brief assessments of motivation. After this period, they will receive access to the MI-Coach: ED app and be integrated into the treatment group.
* Complete pre-test and post-test questionnaires at 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks assessing motivation, eating pathology, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.

This study aims to inform evidence-based practices for reducing the adverse effects of long waitlist durations on individuals with eating disorders.

Conditions

  • Eating Disorders

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

MI-Coach: ED Mobile App

The MI-Coach: ED mobile app is a self-guided intervention designed to enhance motivation and readiness for treatment in adults with eating disorders. The app includes seven sequential modules based on motivational interviewing (MI) principles, addressing ambivalence, self-acceptance, compassionate motivation, behavior change goals, sustain and change talk, commitment language, and relapse prevention. Each module incorporates interactive content, including educational videos, articles, and exercises, tailored to support motivation across a range of eating disorder diagnoses. The app is designed to be user-friendly and scalable, providing an accessible, cost-effective solution for individuals on waitlists for formal eating disorder treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-28
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-09-30

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