Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Girls Who Experienced Weight-related Bullying (Online Telehealth Treatment Study)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Bullying
- Sponsor
- Yale University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Stress
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will perform a clinical trial with adolescent girls to pilot a new cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for weight-related bullying testing (1) feasibility, (2) acceptability, and (3) initial efficacy. The treatment will be conducted via audio/video telehealth.
Detailed Description
Youth with obesity are more likely to be bullied than healthy-weight peers and weight-related bullying is the most common form of bullying. Treating bullying during childhood could reduce immediate and long-term health consequences, but there are no established individual-level treatments for weight-related bullying despite recommendations that they could improve children's health. This study will develop and test a new treatment for adolescent girls (11-17 years old) who have experienced bullying due to weight. The treatment will address traumatic stress and potentially co-occurring or developing problems with unhealthy weight-control behaviors, disordered eating, and weight. The treatment will be conducted via audio/video telehealth to increase accessibility and is therefore available to anyone in the United States who meets eligibility criteria.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •To be included, adolescents must:
- •Be in the age range ≥11 years old and ≤17 years old;
- •Identify as female
- •Report experiencing weight-related bullying
- •Report current distress about weight-related bullying
- •Be otherwise-healthy youth (i.e., no uncontrolled or serious medical conditions);
- •Read, comprehend, and write English at a sufficient level to complete study-related materials;
- •Located in the United States and available for participation in the study for 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Prospective participants will be excluded if the adolescent:
- •Has a medical or psychiatric condition that would require hospitalization or intensive care (e.g., severe anorexia, neurological disorder, psychotic disorders, suicidality);
- •Has uncontrolled medical condition(s) (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes or hypertension);
- •Is pregnant or breastfeeding;
- •Is taking medication(s) or participating in treatment(s) that could influence weight or appetite;
- •Is engaged in concurrent treatments that focus on trauma-related stress;
- •Began taking hormonal contraceptives less than 3 months prior;
- •Has a developmental or cognitive disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder);
- •Has avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder; or
- •Is participating in another clinical research study.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Stress
Time Frame: post (3 months)
Reductions in traumatic stress as measured by the Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (total; scores range from 0 to 65 with higher scores indicative of more traumatic stress)
Secondary Outcomes
- Body Dissatisfaction(post (3 months))
- Overvaluation(post (3 months))