Actively Recruiting
Interoceptive Exposure for Adolescents With Low Weight Eating Disorders
Led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Updated on 2025-06-04
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
250 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This project includes a parallel group randomized controlled trial comparing two psychological treatments: 1) Exposure-based Family Therapy (IE) vs. 2) Family Based Therapy (FBT) for low weight eating disorders with 12 month follow-up. Primary outcomes are expected body weight and clinical impairment. Three mechanisms of change (Autonomous Eating, Non-Judgmental Body Awareness, and Extinction Learning) will be examined in a process mediation models of change.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Interoceptive Exposure for Adolescents With Low Weight Eating Disorders
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 12 to 18 years
- Speak English
- Permission from pediatrician or equivalent to receive outpatient care
- Clinically significant restriction of food intake by EDA-5 or evidence of persistent food avoidance from patient or guardians
- Inability to maintain greater than minimally low body weight based on BMI for age percentiles and growth trajectories
You will not qualify if you...
- Comorbid psychotic or bipolar disorder
- Active suicidal ideation
- Current substance dependence
- Psychiatric medication initiated or dosage changes less than 2 weeks from baseline
- Major medical illness such as diabetes mellitus or Crohn's disease
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Department of Psychiatry, Eating and Weight Disorders Program
New York, New York, United States, 10028
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Thomas Hildebrandt, Psy.D.
CONTACT
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Jessica Bibeau, MA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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