Probable eating disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Eating disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly allocated to either the FREED-M intervention or signposted to the resources on an eating disorders charity website. Random allocation will be conducted by the King’s Clin
Sponsors
King's College London
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. People aged 16 to 25 years 2. Probable eating disorder, defined by a score of >2 on a widely used screening instrument for eating disorders (the ‘SCOFF’) 3. No previous specialist eating disorder treatment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. People with previous or current specialist eating disorder treatment 2. People outside the inclusion criteria age 3. People who cannot understand spoken or written English 4. People who do not have access to the internet
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Online assessments at baseline (week 0) and week 12 (unless otherwise noted): 1. Demographic information (week 0 only; full date of birth, name, ethnicity, sex) - to capture the demographics of the participants who take part in the trial 2. Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (EDDS-DSM5): to measure symptoms of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder 3. Self-reported weight and height - to calculate participant's BMI 4. Eating disorders symptom onset - to measure when eating disorder symptoms first started 5. Help-seeking questions - to know if participant's have previously sought help for their eating disorder 6. Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) - to measure motivation to change for participant's eating disorder symptoms/behaviours 7. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) - to measure the participant's readiness to change their eating disorder symptoms/behaviours 8. Work and Social Adjustment Scale-Youth (WSAS-Y) - to measure impact of eating disorder on their work and life 9. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) - to measure current anxiety and depression symptoms 10. Disclosure Expectations Scale (DES) - to understand how much participants are willing to share personal information with healthcare professionals 11. Motivations for Social Media Use (MSMU) - to understand participant’s reasons for their social media use 12. Social media behaviours questions - to understand participant's social media behaviours 13. EuroQol measure (EQ-5D-5L) - to measure health related quality of life 14. Adult Service Use Schedule (AD-SUS) - to capture information about participant's use of health services in the past 3 months Online Within-Intervention Questionnaires (week 1, 2, 3) 15. Short EDDS - shorter version of the EDDS-DSM-5 to measure symptoms of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder 16. VAS scales x2 – to measure participant’s motivation and readiness to change their eating disorder symptoms/behaviours Online Post-Intervention Assessments (wee | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactUlrike Schmidt
Outcome results
None listed