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