Status:

RECRUITING

Open vs. Blind Weighing Study In Adolescents and Young Adult With Eating Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Conditions:

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-24 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Current treatments for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with eating disorders (EDs) do not effectively address a central ED symptom - anxiety about weight gain - which contributes to poor outcomes....

Detailed Description

The proposed study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and underlying mechanisms of an enhanced version of "open weighing" (OW), a cognitive-behavioral intervention designed to target ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants must be English speakers.
  • Participants must be between the ages of 12 - 24 years who have been admitted to either the adolescent or young adult Partial Hospital Program (PHP) for eating disorders (EDs) at Penn State Hershey.
  • Participants must also present with an eating disorder (ED) diagnosis that is characterized by anxiety about weight gain, such as anorexia nervosa (AN), Bulimia nervosa (BN), or their subthreshold presentations captured under the other specific feeding or eating disorder (OSFED) category.

Exclusion

  • Participants will be excluded if they are above the age of 24 or below the age of 12 years.
  • Participants who have been identified as non-English speakers.
  • Participants with cognitive impairment will also be excluded from participation.
  • Potential participants will be excluded if they do not meet the diagnostic inclusion criteria noted above.
  • individuals with a diagnosis of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, as these individuals do not experience anxiety about weight gain will be excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 31 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06085092

Start Date

October 31 2023

End Date

June 30 2026

Last Update

September 23 2025

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905 W Govener Rd

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033