A pilot study on the effect of Basic Body Awareness Therapy in patients with eating disorders: a randomized controlled trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000558

Enrollment

Registered

2010-09-29

Start date

2007-09-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F50

Interventions

Group 1: Standard outpatient treatment plus Basic Body Awareness Therapy during 7 weeks: - 2 weeks 1 hour individually session per week - 5 weeks 1,5 hours group session twice per week Group 2: Stan

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Be registered with any of the diagnoses of eating disorders (F50, CIE-10). - Be in outpatient treatment. - Diagnosed less than 5 years ago. - Enough physical skills in order to stay in different positions (laying, sitting and standing).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: To become inpatient.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measures All the participants are tested twice, before the intervention and just after the end of such intervention. The following assessment tools are used: -Eating Disorder Inventory - EDI in order to asses the psychological and behavioral common traits in anorexia nervosa and bulimia. -Eating Attitude Test – EAT-40 to measure symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders. -Body Attitude Test – BAT to measure the subjective body experience and attitudes toward one's body. -The SF36 using its short-form version with 36 items. It is a well-documented, self-administered Quality of Life scoring system that includes eight independent scales and two main dimensions.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measures All the participants are tested twice, before the intervention and just after the end of such intervention. The following assessment tools are used: -Eating Disorder Inventory - EDI in order to asses the psychological and behavioral common traits in anorexia nervosa and bulimia. -Eating Attitude Test – EAT-40 to measure symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders. -Body Attitude Test – BAT to measure the subjective body experience and attitudes toward one's body. -The SF36 using its short-form version with 36 items. It is a well-documented, self-administered Quality of Life scoring system that includes eight independent scales and two main dimensions.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There is not secondary outcome	—

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactDaniel Catalan Matamoros

Faculty of Health Sciences University of Almería Spain

dcatalan@ual.es+34629338578

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026