NCT01126918

Brief Summary

This three-site effectiveness trial will test whether a brief dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program produces intervention effects when college counselors, psychologists, and nurses are responsible for participant recruitment, screening, and intervention delivery under ecologically valid conditions.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
432

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2010

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

7 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2010

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 18, 2010

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 20, 2010

Completed
5.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

September 30, 2016

Status Verified

September 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

5.7 years

First QC Date

May 18, 2010

Last Update Submit

September 29, 2016

Conditions

Eating DisordersObesity

Keywords

Eating DisordersObesityBody DissatisfactionFemale

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • eating disorder symptoms, risk for future eating disorder and obesity onset

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • mediators to intervention effects

    2 years

  • moderators to program effects

    2 years

Study Arms (2)

Brochure Condition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in this condition receive an educational brochure about healthy body image via post-mail.

Behavioral: Body Project

Group Condition

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this condition attend four 1-hour group meetings (one per week for four consecutive weeks) in which they complete a series of written and verbal exercises intended to increase body satisfaction.

Behavioral: Body Project

Interventions

Body ProjectBEHAVIORAL

Participants in this intervention attend four 1-hour group meetings (one per week for four consecutive weeks) in which they complete a series of written and verbal exercises intended to increase body satisfaction.

Brochure ConditionGroup Condition

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • (1) is a registered student at a participating school, (2) self-reports body image concerns

You may not qualify if:

  • meets DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (7)

Northwest Christian University

Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

Location

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States

Location

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, United States

Location

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 78712, United States

Location

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas, 78626, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Stice E, Desjardins C, Shaw H, Siegel S, Gee K, Rohde P. Prevalence, incidence, impairment, course, and diagnostic progression and transition of eating disorders, overweight, and obesity in a large prospective study of high-risk young women. J Psychopathol Clin Sci. 2025 May;134(4):427-437. doi: 10.1037/abn0000965. Epub 2024 Nov 7.

    PMID: 39509183DERIVED

  • Stice E, Desjardins CD, Rohde P. Young women who develop anorexia nervosa exhibit a persistently low premorbid body weight on average: A longitudinal investigation of an important etiologic clue. J Psychopathol Clin Sci. 2022 Jul;131(5):479-492. doi: 10.1037/abn0000762. Epub 2022 Jun 2.

    PMID: 35653756DERIVED

  • Stice E, Desjardins CD, Rohde P, Shaw H. Sequencing of symptom emergence in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and purging disorder and relations of prodromal symptoms to future onset of these disorders. J Abnorm Psychol. 2021 May;130(4):377-387. doi: 10.1037/abn0000666.

    PMID: 34180702DERIVED

  • Stice E, Rohde P, Shaw H, Desjardins C. Weight suppression increases odds for future onset of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and purging disorder, but not binge eating disorder. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 1;112(4):941-947. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa146.

    PMID: 32534455DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding and Eating DisordersObesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, DigestiveSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsMental DisordersOverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody Weight

Study Officials

  • Eric Stice, Ph.D.

    Oregon Research Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Meghan Butryn, Ph.D.

    Drexel University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 18, 2010

First Posted

May 20, 2010

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion

December 1, 2015

Study Completion

February 1, 2016

Last Updated

September 30, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09

Locations

US(7)