Culinary Art Therapy Group for Adults With Eating Disorders.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Relationship, Family; Behavior, Eating; Eating Disorders; Cognitive Change
• Interventions: Other: Culinary art therapy

• Registration Number: NCT04538846
• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization

Brief Summary

The study will assess the influence of culinary art therapy group (a new therapeutic tool) for adults with eating disorders. It will assess changes in thinking patterns and behavioural patterns associated with food and eating.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-31
• Study First Posted: 2020-09-04
• Study Start: 2020-11-11
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-23
• Primary Completion: 2021-09
• Study Completion: 2022-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

• A diagnosis of eating disorder
• Body Mass Index (BMI) > 15

Exclusion Criteria

• No active participation in three group sessions
• Refusal to take an active part in the sessions

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Culinary Art Therapy Group	Culinary art therapy	Patients with eating disorders that will participate in a weekly session of culinary art therapy group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)	3 months	This is a screening measure to help determine whether a person might have an eating disorder that needs professional attention. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or take the place of a professional consultation.
Eating & Meal Preparation Skills Questionnaire (EMPSA)	3 months	The EMPSA is a 12-item self-report assessment tool designed to measure eating disordered clients' perceived ability and motivation to perform 12 eating and meal preparation tasks.
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)	3 months	The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) assesses global self-esteem and sense of self-worthiness.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS)	3 months	The ACIS is an observational assessment that gathers data on communication and interaction skills. Three domains, physicality, information exchange, and relations, are used to describe different aspects of communication and interaction. The ACIS gathers data on skill as it is exhibited during performance in an occupational form and/or within a social group.
Individual semi-structured interview	3 months	Interviews aimed to allow each participant to relate to his or her own experience in a more independent and possibly safer setting.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eating disorders outpatients department, Hadassah Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel