Personalizing Disordered Eating Treatment Using Mobile Technology: Self-Guided, Personalized Treatment for Women
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Disordered Eating
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Clinical Impairment
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators plan to collect preliminary data on the feasibility, acceptability, and user uptake of a personalized self-guided mobile intervention for disordered eating (DE) and test the initial clinical efficacy of this intervention. Women (N=50) who endorse significant DE will complete two weeks of smart-phone self-monitoring to identify target problems and will be sent two self-guided modules of personalized treatment directly to their smart-phones. The investigators will assess engagement with the modules throughout two months and administer baseline, week 5, and week 8 assessments for acceptability, uptake, and initial clinical efficacy (e.g., DE symptoms, anxiety, quality of life). The investigators will also complete a focus group (n=10) with a subset of users to receive input on the mobile-application assessment and ease of self-guided intervention modules.
Investigators
Cheri Levinson
Director
University of Louisville
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Endorse disordered eating (score of 2.3 or above on EDE-Q6)
- •Age 18-65
- •Ability to read and write English
- •Own a smartphone or tablet
Exclusion Criteria
- •Active mania
- •Active suicidality
- •Active psychosis
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Clinical Impairment
Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks
Changes in clinical impairment will be assessed with the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA)
Anxiety
Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks
Changes in anxiety will be assessed with the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)
Depression
Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks
Changes in depression will be assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-2)
Disordered eating symptoms
Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks
Changes in disordered eating symptoms will be assessed with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-6 (EDE-Q6)
Quality of life
Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks
Changes in quality of life will be assessed with the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS)