Know and Grow: An investigation into parent and family involvement in eating disorder treatment.

For children and adolescents with eating disorders, parent skills training will be compared with treatment as usual, and social and clinical outcomes will be evaluated for both parents and children.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12614001296628

Enrollment

Registered

2014-12-11

Start date

2016-08-01

Completion date

2016-11-18

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study aims to explore the impact of parent skills training on outcomes of children and families experiencing eating disorders. It is hypothesised that children whoses parents experience the parent skills training treatment will have improved outcomes over treatment as usual. the study is a pilot trial to determine feasibility for a fullscale trial.

Interventions

Parent Skills Training Intervention, otherwise known as Collaborative Caring for Loved Ones with an Eating Disorder. This intervention uses parent training skills based on motivational interviewing, behavioural analysis, cognitive and interpersonal therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, problem solving skills, and psychoeducation. It is delivered in a group therapuetic workshop face to face format with mental health practitioner over two consecutive days with a total of 12 hours of workshop

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Child with eating disorder diagnosis Engaged in treatment at the study site between 8 and 16 years

Exclusion criteria

Child not living with parent No Eating Disorder Diagnosis Active major psychiatric disorder in child or parent Non-english speaking child or parent

Outcome results