Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents (ProHEAD). Sub-project 2: Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Internet-Based Selective Eating Disorder Prevention

Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents (ProHEAD). Sub-project 2: Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Internet-Based Selective Eating Disorder Prevention - Pro-HEAD SP2

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014679

Enrollment

309

Registered

2018-07-03

Start date

2018-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F50

Interventions

Group 1: Chlidren and adolescents participate in ProYouth, an online intervention for the prevention and early intervention for eating disorders (control condition) for 6 weeks. Assessments in all stu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: High risk for an eating disorder based on the Weight Concerns Scale (WCS total score > 57) [27.08.2019: in accordance with the study protocol, the screening criteria were changed after recruiting 10% of the final sample]

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe ED symptomatology: Body Mass Index (BMI) =20); high depressive impairment (PHQ-9 score > 14); high general psychological impairment (SDQ total score >= 20)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Eating disorder symptomatology at the end of the intervention (assessed via the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) children and adolescent version)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Eating disorder symptoms at 6 and 12 months follow-up (EDE-Q questionnaire, child version), eating disorder related mental health literacy, stigma (Universal Stigma Scale; USS) at the end of intervention and 6-months follow-up), help-seeking attitudes and behaviors (General Help-Seeking Questionnaire; GHSQ), acceptance and utilization of the interventions (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire [ZUF-8] at the end of the intervention), quality of life (KIDSCREEN-10 at 12 months follow-up), attitudes towards appearance (German version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire; SATAQ-G) at the end of intervention and 6-months follow-up, body shape preoccupations (8-item version of the Body Shape Questionnaire; BSQ-8C) at the end of intervention and 6-months follow-up, and costs of the interventions (Mannheimer Modul Ressourcenverbrauch (MRV questionnaire) for the health economic evaluation). All outcomes will be assessed with self-report questionnaires.	—

Measure

Time frame

Eating disorder symptoms at 6 and 12 months follow-up (EDE-Q questionnaire, child version), eating disorder related mental health literacy, stigma (Universal Stigma Scale; USS) at the end of intervention and 6-months follow-up), help-seeking attitudes and behaviors (General Help-Seeking Questionnaire; GHSQ), acceptance and utilization of the interventions (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire [ZUF-8] at the end of the intervention), quality of life (KIDSCREEN-10 at 12 months follow-up), attitudes towards appearance (German version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire; SATAQ-G) at the end of intervention and 6-months follow-up, body shape preoccupations (8-item version of the Body Shape Questionnaire; BSQ-8C) at the end of intervention and 6-months follow-up, and costs of the interventions (Mannheimer Modul Ressourcenverbrauch (MRV questionnaire) for the health economic evaluation). All outcomes will be assessed with self-report questionnaires.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStephanie Bauer

Forschungsstelle für Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

stephanie.bauer@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221567345

Outcome results

None listed

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