A Therapist Guided Online-Intervention for Children with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Their Caregivers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034963

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-11

Start date

2024-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

ICD-11: 6B83 Avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder [ARFID]

Interventions

Group 1: Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 12 weekly sessions (4 videotherapy sessions and 8 online modules)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a primary diagnosis of ARFID with a presentation of sensory sensitivity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe underweight (<3rd percentile) or tube feeding Medical conditions contraindicating current treatment concurrent psychotherapy, dietetic/nutritional counseling, or occupational therapy related to eating behavior Changes in psychopharmacologic treatment in the past two months, comorbidities interfering with the intervention (e.g., psychotic disorders), or acute suicidality or substance abuse.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Retention Rate (Pre to Post Assessment) Recruitment Rate Adverse Events (Weekly during the intervention period) Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ) (pre-, mid-, post intervention) Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), adapted for inpatient fields of work (mid-intervention, post-intervention) Feasibility questions und questions about the perception of the intervention (6-Point Likert scale + open questions, mid- & post- intervention) Adherence (for videotherapy sessions, based on audio recordings of the sessions: 1, 3, 5 & 12)	—

Measure

Time frame

Retention Rate (Pre to Post Assessment) Recruitment Rate Adverse Events (Weekly during the intervention period) Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ) (pre-, mid-, post intervention) Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), adapted for inpatient fields of work (mid-intervention, post-intervention) Feasibility questions und questions about the perception of the intervention (6-Point Likert scale + open questions, mid- & post- intervention) Adherence (for videotherapy sessions, based on audio recordings of the sessions: 1, 3, 5 & 12)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Diagnostic Interviews: Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) ARFID Module (Pre and Post Intervention) Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (DIPS) (Pre and post-intervention) Self-report and parent report questionnaires: Nine Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Food Neophobia Scale (FNS) (short version) Time points: Parent (pre, mid, post, 4 week follow up; and weekly during the period of intervention). Child: Pre-, mid- and post-intervention. Number of integrated foods (based on food diary) General Psychopathology: Children's Depression Inventor (DIKJ; pre-, mid, post) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Child Version (STAI-C) (Trait-Scale: pre-, mid-, post-intervention) Generic Quality of Life Instrument for Children-Revised (KINDL) - (pre-, mid-, post-intervention) Additional variables: Working Alliance Inventory (WAI)-short revised (pre-, mid-, post-intervention) Therapeutic Alliance Scales for Children (pre, mid, post-intervention) Demographics (baseline)	—

Measure

Time frame

Diagnostic Interviews: Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) ARFID Module (Pre and Post Intervention) Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents (DIPS) (Pre and post-intervention) Self-report and parent report questionnaires: Nine Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen (NIAS) Food Neophobia Scale (FNS) (short version) Time points: Parent (pre, mid, post, 4 week follow up; and weekly during the period of intervention). Child: Pre-, mid- and post-intervention. Number of integrated foods (based on food diary) General Psychopathology: Children's Depression Inventor (DIKJ; pre-, mid, post) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Child Version (STAI-C) (Trait-Scale: pre-, mid-, post-intervention) Generic Quality of Life Instrument for Children-Revised (KINDL) - (pre-, mid-, post-intervention) Additional variables: Working Alliance Inventory (WAI)-short revised (pre-, mid-, post-intervention) Therapeutic Alliance Scales for Children (pre, mid, post-intervention) Demographics (baseline)

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Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactAndrea S. Hartmann Firnkron

Universität Konstanz, Fachbereich Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie des Kindes und Jugendalters

andrea.hartmann@uni-konstanz.de+4975314612

Outcome results

None listed

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