Culinary Art Therapy Group for Adults With Eating Disorders.

NCT04538846 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 0482-20-HMO
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study will assess the influence of culinary art therapy group (a new therapeutic tool) for adults with eating disorders. It will assess changes in thinking patterns and behavioural patterns associated with food and eating.

Conditions

Eating Disorders; Behavior, Eating; Relationship, Family; Cognitive Change

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)

  This is a screening measure to help determine whether a person might have an eating disorder that needs professional attention. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or take the place of a professional consultation.

  3 months

• Eating & Meal Preparation Skills Questionnaire (EMPSA)

  The EMPSA is a 12-item self-report assessment tool designed to measure eating disordered clients' perceived ability and motivation to perform 12 eating and meal preparation tasks.

  3 months

• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)

  The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) assesses global self-esteem and sense of self-worthiness.

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS)

  3 months

• Individual semi-structured interview

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Culinary Art Therapy Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with eating disorders that will participate in a weekly session of culinary art therapy group.

Other: Culinary art therapy

No Culinary Art Therapy Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Patients with eating disorders that are not scheduled to come to the outpatients ward on the day of intervention.

Interventions

Culinary art therapy OTHER

Culinary art therapy is a novel approach which broadly perceives food and cooking as enabling participants to explore needs, patterns and relationships and facilitate therapeutic processes.

Culinary Art Therapy Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• A diagnosis of eating disorder
• Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 15

You may not qualify if:

• No active participation in three group sessions
• Refusal to take an active part in the sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hadassah Medical Organization: lead
• University of Haifa: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Eating disorders outpatients department, Hadassah Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders; Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Officials

• Adi Stern, Dr.

  University of Haifa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Model Details: Quasi-Experimental Study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2020
• First Posted: September 4, 2020
• Study Start: November 11, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2021
• Study Completion: September 1, 2022
• Last Updated: February 23, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IL (1)