Status:

SUSPENDED

Family-Based Interoceptive Exposure for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Conditions:

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project aims to establish the feasibility and acceptability of a comprehensive mind and body intervention; specifically a mindfulness-based interoceptive exposure (MBIE) for families of youth dia...

Detailed Description

A total of 57 individuals with ARFID ages 12-18 will be enrolled to outpatient mindfulness-based interoceptive exposure (MBIE). MBIE targets increasing psychological flexibility and acceptance by decr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient:
  • Aged 12-18
  • Speaks English
  • Permission from pediatrician or equivalent to receive outpatient care, including that the patient does not meet criteria for hospitalization based on the American Psychiatric Association guidelines
  • Diagnosis of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, as assessed by the EDA-5
  • Parent:
  • Has a child aged 12-18 with a diagnosis of ARFID
  • Speaks English

Exclusion

  • Comorbid psychotic or bipolar disorder
  • Psychiatric medication initiated or with a dosage change in the two weeks prior to baseline testing
  • Active suicidal ideation
  • Major medical condition (e.g., diabetes mellitus, pregnancy)
  • Current substance dependence, as evidenced by tolerance and withdrawal
  • Evidence of anatomical findings by imaging (e.g., swallow study) that would prevent safe consumption of the shake or those with a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or other similar feeding tube insertion
  • Children with visual or physical limitations that would preclude watching a screen and using a finger to respond with mouse clicks (e.g., blindness, epilepsy if exposure to flashing lights at certain intensities or to certain visual patterns can trigger seizures).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 17 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06110806

Start Date

October 17 2023

End Date

May 1 2026

Last Update

November 6 2025

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Department of Psychiatry, Eating and Weight Disorders Program

New York, New York, United States, 10029