Implementing an Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Youth in Nova Scotia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Acceptability of the Body Project as measured with focus groups
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this study is to evaluate the Body Project, which is an eating disorder prevention program for youth 15-22 years old. The main question it aims to answer is 'Can an eating disorder prevention program, specifically the Body Project, be successfully delivered to youth in Nova Scotia'?
This study will determine the feasibility of implementing the Body Project in Nova Scotia by assessing the following objectives:
- Acceptability (how well the Body Project is received by, and the extent to which it is perceived as meeting the needs of, youth in Nova Scotia).
- Demand (the extent to which youth in Nova Scotia are interested in and willing to engage with the program).
- Integration (the extent to which the Body Project is judged as feasible by the group facilitators).
- Effectiveness (the extent to which the Body Project reduces eating disorder risk factors in youth in Nova Scotia).
Participants will:
- Attend a total of 4-4.5 hours of Body Project group sessions, which are led by peer mentors.
- Complete outcome measure questionnaires before their first session and after their last session.
- Participate in a focus group with their session group members after their last session.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 15 Years 至 22 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Self-identify as a girl/woman.
- •Be between the ages of 15-22 years old.
- •For inclusion in an in-person group, an individual must be currently enrolled as a student at the school where they will participate in sessions.
- •For inclusion in a virtual BP group, an individual must live in and/or attend school in Nova Scotia, and have access to a computer (e.g., laptop, desktop computer, cellphone) with internet connection and a webcam that can be used in a private location (if a participant does not have a private location to use when attending sessions, they will be asked to wear headphones).
- •Able to complete English computer-based self-report questionnaires (with adequate accommodation, if necessary).
- •Provides informed consent (or verbal assent with informed consent provided by parent/guardian).
排除标准
- •Previous participation in the Body Project.
研究组 & 干预措施
the Body Project
干预措施: Eating disorder prevention program (the Body Project) (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Acceptability of the Body Project as measured with focus groups
时间窗: Immediately following completion of the final Body Project session for each group (week 2 for university and virtual groups; or week 6 for high school in-person groups)
All participants will complete a focus group with their fellow Body Project group members immediately following their final session. The focus group will follow a semi-structured guide based on a framework for assessing acceptability of health interventions.
次要结局
- Acceptability of the Body Project as measured with program dropout rate(From a participant's first session (week 1) to last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).)
- Demand for the Body Project as measured with recruitment rate(At 24 months after recruitment begins.)
- Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing pursuit of the thin ideal as measured with the Thin-Ideal Internalization Scale (TIIS)(From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).)
- Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing body dissatisfaction as measured with the Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale (SDBPS)(From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).)
- Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing negative affect as measured with the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale-Revised (PANAS-X)(From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).)
- Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing disordered eating behaviors and attitudes as measured with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)(From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).)
- Acceptability of the Body Project as measured with a questionnaire on participant satisfaction with the program(After a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).)
研究者
Susan Gamberg
Registered psychologist
Nova Scotia Health Authority