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Conditions
Brief summary
Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating (DE) are widespread, serious problems. Efficacious prevention programs that can be delivered at-scale are needed. An online randomized-controlled trial of 2 online programs was conducted. Participants were young-adult women from Australia and New Zealand seeking to improve their body image. Media Smart-Targeted (MS-T) and Student Bodies (SB) were both 9-module interventions released weekly, whilst control participants received positive body image information. Outcome measures were completed at baseline, post-program, 6- and 12-month follow-up. It was expected that both interventions would be superior than controls at lowering eating disorder risk.
Interventions
Participants were allocated to just one condition: Media Smart-Targeted; Student Bodies; or, control. Media Smart-Targeted and Student Bodies were both 9 modules long with 1 module released per week. Both programs featured a mixture of: reading material; images; videos; reflection tasks; and homework tasks that were generated specifically for the intervention (i.e., not publicly available). For both programs, modules took up to 30 minutes to complete, but often less than this. Adherence was
Participants were allocated to just one condition: Media Smart-Targeted; Student Bodies; or, control. Media Smart-Targeted and Student Bodies were both 9 modules long with 1 module released per week. Both programs featured a mixture of: reading material; images; videos; reflection tasks; and homework tasks that were generated specifically for the intervention (i.e., not publicly available). For both programs, modules took up to 30 minutes to complete, but often less than this. Adherence was measured through: website analytics of modules accessed and completed and qualitative feedback at the conclusion of each module. 1. Media Smart-Targeted: 9 module online mobile website that is an adapted for high-risk young-adult women from the school-based Media Smart program for universal classes of young-adolescent girls and boys. 2. Student Bodies: 9 module online mobile website that is a highly regarded international eating disorder prevention program for young-adult women
Sponsors
Flinders University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants were women aged 18-25 years from Australia and New Zealand who wished to improve their body image.
Exclusion criteria
1. suicide risk (e.g., have a suicide plan) 2. alcohol or substance abuse (e.g., presence of withdrawal effects when reducing use) 3. self-reported body mass index < 15.0.
Outcome results
None listed