Screening for Binge Eating Disorder and Insights Into BE Behavior in Children and Adolescents Participating in a Multicomponent Camp Intervention With or Without a Parental BED Intervention

NCT ID: NCT07301541

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-31

Study Completion Date

2036-01-31

Brief Summary

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The main purpose is to investigate the effectiveness of a 10-week multicomponent camp intervention to reduce BE behavior in children and adolescents and explore in a randomized controlled setting if a parent-based BED-intervention has any add-on effect, attenuating the development of BE behavior in this sample. The study will include an initial follow-up assessment scheduled 10-12 weeks after camp completion and plans for long-term follow-up assessments two and five years after inclusion.

Overall, we hypothesize that the multicomponent camp intervention will effectively reduce BE behavior in children and adolescents. Furthermore, we hypothesize that participants whose parents are randomized to receive the parental BED intervention will show a lower prevalence of BE behavior one year after the camp intervention compared with children whose parents receive standard care.

Detailed Description

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The study will be conducted by the research team in close collaboration with the organization behind the multicomponent camps and their staff (Julemærkefonden/Julemærkehjem Hobro and Fjordmark). The multicomponent camps are well-established non-governmental institutions focusing on improving health and well-being in 7-14-year-old children by providing a structured environment, including social and physical activities, healthy meals and daily physical activities. Children of all weight classes can be referred to attend the camps by their general practitioner due to overweight, obesity and/or psychological challenges e.g., loneliness, bullying and family-related challenges. All 7-14-year-olds attend the camp free of charge.

In the present study, all participants will receive standard care during the 10-weeks at the multicomponent camp, which follows national recommendations concerning diet and physical activity. All participants will be screened for BED with the STOB screening tool before the intervention. Among those participants who screen positive for BED with the STOB screening tool, parents/guardians will be randomized to receive either:

Standard parental involvement during the camp (P-ST).

or

A parental BED intervention in addition to the standard parental involvement during the camp (P-BED)

In all cases where BED is suspected at recruitment based on the STOB screening tool, participants will be referred to a diagnostic interview (The Child Eating Disorder Examination (ChEDE)) to determine if participants fulfill the diagnostic criteria for BED. The use of ChEDE at baseline and after the intervention is implemented to validate the STOB screening-tool for future use. Therefore, a subsample of participants screened negative at recruitment with the STOB screening-tool (i.e., no BE behavior) will also undergo a diagnostic interview.

Throughout the study, interviews will be conducted with a subsample of participants, parents, and camp staff. Participants and camp staff will be interviewed to gain insights into their perspectives of using the STOB screening-tool. Moreover, parents will be interviewed to include their perspectives in the developmental process and to gain insights into their interpretation of the content, format, and perceived value of the parental BED intervention.

Conditions

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Binge Eating Disorder Binge Eating Loss of Control Eating Overweight , Obesity Children Childhood Obesity Screening BED

Keywords

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Binge eating Binge eating disorder Lifestyle intervention Children Loss of control eating Adolescents BED Screening

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Outcome Assessors
Camp staff have no knowledge of or influence on which parents/guardians are assigned to the parent-based BED intervention. Study staff performing the ChEDE after the camp intervention will be blinded to group assignment.

Study Groups

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Standard parent involvement during camp (P-ST)

Parents or guardians will receive the standard parental involvement during and in relation to their child's camp attendance. This includes individual meetings with camp staff and parental educational days focused on gaining insight into camp life, as well as participating in social and physical activities and cooking classes.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

A 10-week multicomponent camp intervention for children

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A 10-week multicomponent camp intervention for participating children only, focusing on social and physical activities, healthy meals, and daily physical activities.

Add-on parent-based BED intervention during camp (P-BED)

In addition to the standard parental involvement (P-ST) during camp, parents/guardians will receive a virtual parent-based BED intervention during the 10-week their child attend camp. The intervention will be designed to provide knowledge about BED and tools to support their child's eating after the intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

A 10-week multicomponent camp intervention for children

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A 10-week multicomponent camp intervention for participating children only, focusing on social and physical activities, healthy meals, and daily physical activities.

A BED intervention for parents

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An add-on virtual parent-based intervention providing knowledge about BED and tools to support their child's eating after the multicomponent camp intervention.

Interventions

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A 10-week multicomponent camp intervention for children

A 10-week multicomponent camp intervention for participating children only, focusing on social and physical activities, healthy meals, and daily physical activities.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A BED intervention for parents

An add-on virtual parent-based intervention providing knowledge about BED and tools to support their child's eating after the multicomponent camp intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Attending the camp in Hobro or Fjordmark from January 2027 to December 2027
* 7-14 years of age at recruitment
* Participants must have written informed consent from parent/guardian before camp to participate
* At least one parent/guardian submit written informed consent to participate in the study with their child

Exclusion Criteria

* A medical condition affecting dietary intake and/or eating behavior
* Taking weight loss medication
* The parent/guardian don't understand the written informed consent
* Participant or parent/guardian are unwilling to or unable to comply with the study protocol and instructions given by the study staff.
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Julemærkefonden

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Danish National Center for Obesity, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jens M Bruun, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Aarhus

Locations

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Julemærkehjemmet Hobro

Hobro, , Denmark

Site Status

Julemærkehjemmet Fjordmark

Kruså, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Jens M Bruun, Professor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +45 50945547

Email: [email protected]

Dorthe D Pauls, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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Journal number 05-0801-2595

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

STOB 2.0

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id