The Peer-Delivered Body Project for Young Women in High School

NCT04263155 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 18-0007-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the impact of the Body Project (a dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders) on key eating disorder risk factors and relevant social and self-constructs at three time-points (pre, post, and one-year follow-up). Young women will be recruited from two high schools and will be randomized to receive the Body Project or to the control group. The Body Project will be facilitated by college-aged women.

Conditions

Eating Disorders in Adolescence

Keywords

Eating disorder prevention; Body Project; Female; Adolescence; Peer delivery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Change in Thin-Ideal Internalization Scale

  Self-report measure of endorsement of the thin ideal (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of thin ideal internalization)

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

• Change in Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale

  Self-report measure of body dissatisfaction (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of dissatisfaction)

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

• Change in Dutch Restrained Eating Scale

  Self-report measure of dietary restraint (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of eating restraint)

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

• Change in Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale-Revised

  Self-report measure of negative affect (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of negative affect)

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Change in Objectified Body Consciousness Scale - Body Surveillance Subscale

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

• Change in UCLA Loneliness Scale

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

• Change in Inventory of Peer Influence on Eating Concerns

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

• Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

• Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

  Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: The Body Project for high school young women

EXPERIMENTAL

The 4-hour Body Project workshop delivered by trained peer leaders

Behavioral: The Body Project

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The business-as-usual comparison group does not participate in the Body Project but may engage in any other programs or services they normally would

Interventions

The Body Project BEHAVIORAL

The Body Project is a 4-hour dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders. The curriculum consists of written, verbal, and behavioral exercises that provide participants with the opportunity to voluntarily and publicly critique the appearance ideal.

Experimental: The Body Project for high school young women

Eligibility Criteria

• Gender Eligibility Details: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \- Female high school student

You may not qualify if:

• \- Previous participation in the Body Project program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Colorado, Boulder: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado, 80309, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Vanderkruik R, Gist D, Dimidjian S. Preventing eating disorders in young women: An RCT and mixed-methods evaluation of the peer-delivered Body Project. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2020 Dec;88(12):1105-1118. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000609.

  PMID: 33370134 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2020
• First Posted: February 10, 2020
• Study Start: August 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2020
• Study Completion: March 30, 2020
• Last Updated: June 26, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)