Group Parent Training for Adolescent Eating Disorders

NCT00672906 | Completed DMC

• 3 other identifiers: Pro000108895K23MH070418-037767
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 124
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

While parents are considered essential for the effective treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the most effective manner to involve parents in treatment is unknown. Given reports of high caregiver burden among parents of this clinical group, finding treatments that minimize parent burden while improving the child's eating disorder symptoms is essential. This investigation will examine the preliminary effectiveness of a parent skills group and adolescent skills group compared to family therapy for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa. The target of this intervention is the improvement of eating disorder symptoms in the child and improving self-efficacy, emotion regulation, and perceived burden in the parent. The effectiveness of this experimental treatment group (Group Parent Training for the parents/Adolescent Skills Training for the adolescent) will be compared to the Maudsley model of family therapy. The effectiveness of the group program will be examined by exploring changes within individuals over time as well as via comparisons across treatment conditions. Results from this investigation will be used to calculate treatment effect sizes in the design of a larger, fully powered, randomized clinical trial.

Conditions

Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa; Subthreshold Anorexia Nervosa

Keywords

anorexia nervosa; group parent training; caregiver burden; eating disorders; treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Mass Index

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Eating disorder symptoms other than body weight.

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Group Parent Training/Adolescent Skills Training

Behavioral: Group Parent Training

Active Comparator

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Family Therapy according to the Maudsley Model

Behavioral: Maudsley Family Therapy

Interventions

Group Parent Training BEHAVIORAL

Skills group for parents that provides psychoeducation for eating disorder and skills in behavior management, self-regulation, and emotion regulation.

1

Maudsley Family Therapy BEHAVIORAL

Family therapy specifically adapted for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.

Active Comparator

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 11-18 years old
• living at home
• meet criteria for anorexia nervosa or subthreshold anorexia nervosa

You may not qualify if:

• no active psychosis
• no current suicidality
• medically safe for outpatient treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duke University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anorexia Nervosa; Caregiver Burden; Feeding and Eating Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2008
• First Posted: May 6, 2008
• Study Start: July 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2012
• Study Completion: December 1, 2012
• Last Updated: September 16, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-05

Locations

US (1)