Eating Disorder Prevention Programs
Austin Body Acceptance Study
2 other identifiers
interventional
450
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This study evaluated 2 eating disorder prevention programs designed to increase body satisfaction among adolescent females with body image concerns.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 2001
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2001
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 24, 2002
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 26, 2002
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2007
CompletedSeptember 27, 2013
September 1, 2013
6.2 years
July 24, 2002
September 26, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Eating Disorder Diagnostic Interview
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
The Ideal-Body Stereotype Scale-Revised, Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale, Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale-Revised
1 year
Study Arms (4)
Dissonance intervention
EXPERIMENTALHealthy Weight Intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORExpressive writing control intervention
ACTIVE COMPARATORAssessment-only control condition
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
In this intervention, participants voluntarily engaged in verbal, written, and behavioral exercises in which they critiqued the thin-ideal ideal. These exercises were conducted in sessions and in homework activities. For example, they wrote a counter-attitudinal essay about the costs associated with pursuit of the thin-ideal and engaged in a counter-attitudinal role-play in which they attempted to dissuade facilitators from pursuing the thin-ideal.
In this intervention, participants were encouraged to make gradual healthy and lasting changes to their diet and physical activity to balance their energy needs with their energy intake, and thereby achieve a healthier weight and body satisfaction. With support from the facilitator and group members, they initiated an individual lifestyle change plan to reduce intake of fat and sugar and to increase exercise using behavioral modification principles. Food and exercise diaries were used to identify behaviors to target in this lifestyle modification and to monitor change. Motivational enhancement activities were used to promote motivation for behavior change.
In this condition, which is based on the work of Pennebaker (1997), participants wrote about emotionally significant topics in three individual weekly 45-minute sessions. They were told that research indicates that body dissatisfaction is linked to emotional issues and that expressive writing helps resolve these issues. Sample topics included relationships or goals. They were told that their work would not be read and were asked to write continuously for the duration of the session about an emotionally important topic.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Self-reported body image concerns
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
Related Publications (2)
Stice E, Shaw H. Eating disorder prevention programs: a meta-analytic review. Psychol Bull. 2004 Mar;130(2):206-27. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.130.2.206.
PMID: 14979770BACKGROUNDStice E, Fisher M, Martinez E. Eating disorder diagnostic scale: additional evidence of reliability and validity. Psychol Assess. 2004 Mar;16(1):60-71. doi: 10.1037/1040-3590.16.1.60.
PMID: 15023093BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 24, 2002
First Posted
July 26, 2002
Study Start
February 1, 2001
Primary Completion
May 1, 2007
Study Completion
May 1, 2007
Last Updated
September 27, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-09