A randomised controlled trial of an efficacious school-based eating disorder risk reduction program: A comparison of 2, 4 and 8 lessons

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: eating disorders; body image; Mental Health - Eating disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000851167
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 996

Inclusion Criteria

Any student in Grade 7 or 8 in participating schools will be eligible to participate. Up to 10 schools will be invited to participate based on previous participation in similar school-based research or having expressed an interest to the research group for assistance with body image education.

Exclusion Criteria

All students in the relevant grades of participating schools (Grade 7 or 8) will be eligible to participate. No exclusion criteria exists beyond the student or parent not providing consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disordered eating cognitions will be measured using the Eating Disorder Examination - Questionnaire. This is a 22-item self-report measure.[Baseline, post-program, 6-month follow-up and 12 month follow-up (primary time point).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disordered eating behaviours as assessed by 8-items from the self-report Project Eating Amongst Teens measure.[Baseline, post-program, 6-month follow-up and 12 month follow-up];Media internalisation will be measured using the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 scale. This is a 9-item, self-report questionnaire.[Baseline, post-program, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up.];Depressive symptoms will be measured using the 10-item Child Depression Inventory –Short Form, a self-report measure.[Baseline, post-program, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up.];Weight-based teasing will be measured using the self-report McKnight Risk Factor Survey for Grades 6-12 (8-items).[Baseline, post-program, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up ];Screen time will be assessed using the 8-item Growing Up Today scale (self-report).[Baseline, post-program, 6-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up.]