Evaluating treatment outcomes for adolescents with eating disorders

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: eating disorders; Mental Health - Eating disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000489594
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

The EDP is a specialist service, such that all consumers are assessed for an eating disorder to be appropriate for treatment at the clinic. All consumers deemed suitable for the CYMHS EDP treatment as part of normal assessment procedures will be eligible for inclusion in the study. Suitability for treatment at CYMSH EDP requires being below 18 years of age; meeting criteria for an eating disorder and this being the primary clinical concern; willing/able to engage in treatment; and having medically or psychologically stability such that outpatient treatment is indicated.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measures will be remission of eating disorder symptomology. This will be calculated as a binary outcome measure (i.e. remitted or not remitted), for each group[This will be calculated as per Le Grange (2019) using 95% median BMI expected for age and height, and scores reflecting 1 SD of population means on the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire as cut-offs Start of treatment, change of treatment, discharge]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Impact of the eating disorder on psychosocial functioning[Clinical Impairment Assessment scores (Bohn et al., 2008) Start of treatment, change of treatment, discharge];depression[Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (Kroenke et al., 2001) Start of treatment, change of treatment, discharge]