Actively Recruiting
Triggers of Eating Disorders in Athletes
Led by Ostfold University College · Updated on 2025-09-12
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
58 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Ostfold University College
Lead Sponsor
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Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Over the past 30 years, a high prevalence of eating disorders in sports has been repeatedly documented, yet few preventive measures have been implemented. While most studies explore risk factors through quantitative means, few have investigated how athletes themselves experience the triggering elements in sports and how they perceive these triggers could be better managed. Another persistent question is why some athletes from a given sport and environment develop eating disorders while others do not. This study explore the experienced triggers reported by athletes who have struggled with eating disorders and compare them to the perspectives of athletes without eating disorders from the same environment. The study also aim to gather perceptions from both groups on how eating disorders and body dissatisfaction could be better addressed and prevented in sports.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Triggers of Eating Disorders in Athletes
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Previous or current competitive career in sport
- For cohort 1: athlete with a current or history of an eating disorder
- For cohort 2: athlete from the same club without an eating disorder
You will not qualify if you...
- Disabled athletes
- Athletes who are not competitive (below Tier 3)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Østfold University College
Fredrikstad, Norway, 1671
Actively Recruiting
2
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Oslo, Norway, 0806
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Research Team
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Therese F Mathisen, PhD
CONTACT
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Jorunn K Sundgot-Borgen, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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