None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Although internet interventions can effectively address key eating disorder symptoms, it is not yet known whether the mode of content delivery impact engagement, outcomes, and dropout. This randomized controlled trial will compare a static (i.e., written text content online) versus interactive (i.e., multimedia content with embedded activities) internet intervention on eating disorder symptoms. This trial is nested within a larger RCT (ACTRN12619001437156), in which participants originally randomized to the wait-list arm of that trial will be subsequently randomized to either the static or interactive intervention at post-test (once the wait-list period ends). The two interventions are identical in content, with the only difference being the mode of delivery.
Interventions
This is a secondary trial nested within a larger ongoing randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for eating disorder symptoms (ACTRN12619001438145).
In this larger ongoing trial, participants were randomized to either an intervention or wait-list control. The secondary trial capitalizes on the wait-list arm of the trial. Participants originally assigned to the wait-list will receive access to the internet intervention at 4 weeks post-test. However, prior to receiving acces
This is a secondary trial nested within a larger ongoing randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for eating disorder symptoms (ACTRN12619001438145). In this larger ongoing trial, participants were randomized to either an intervention or wait-list control. The secondary trial capitalizes on the wait-list arm of the trial. Participants originally assigned to the wait-list will receive access to the internet intervention at 4 weeks post-test. However, prior to receiving access, they will again be randomized to one of two different conditions: the interactive, multimedia internet intervention (experimental condition) or the statistic-text based internet intervention (control condition). The experimental condition is an interactive, multimedia, 4-session internet-based intervention designed to target dietary restraint and binge eating. The intervention is described also in the main trial The intervention is composed of 4 sessions. The 4 different sessions include: 1. Psycho-education: information on what dieting means, when it can become harmful, and why it can promote binge eating. 2. Self-monitoring: the importance of monitoring behaviors, thoughts, and emotions related to food, eating, and dieting 3. Regular eating: participants taught how to adopt a pattern of regular, flexible eating approach. 4. Food exposure: participants are taught how to overcome fear and anxiety around "forbidden" foods. Each session will take around 30-60 minutes to complete, and participants will be encouraged to practice the strategies taught in each session on a daily basis. Therefore, total time commitment will vary from person to person. Participants will be encouraged to stay on each session for around 7 days prior to moving to the next session, although they will be instructed that they can go at a pace that suits themselves. Each session will include: interactive video tutorials discussing the content of the session and how to implement the prescribed strategies; info-graphics that present content in an engaging and novel ways; written text; downloadable handouts to complete the prescribed activities; and multiple choice quizzes designed to consolidate learning. We will also monitor adherence or engagement to the intervention via Google Analytics (e.g., number of page views, time spent on page).
Sponsors
Deakin University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Prevention
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
As per the larger ongoing RCT, the inclusion criteria are as follows: a) Male or female adults ( > 17 years) b) Who want to improve their eating patterns c) Who have access to the internet Note that this is identical inclusion criteria employed in the main RCT of waitlist participants: ACTRN12619001438145
Exclusion criteria
None.
Outcome results
None listed