Adaptation and implementation of an intervention programme on Spanish carers and adolescent patients with an eating disorder

Adaptation and implementation of an intervention programme on Spanish carers and adolescent patients with an eating disorder: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN43554732

Enrollment

Registered

2021-05-18

Start date

2021-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-01-04

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Conditions

Eating disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Eating disorders

Interventions

Patients will be recruited from three different specialist inpatient/day-patient eating disorder units. This study will involve adolescent girls who have received an eating disorder diagnosis accordin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescent girls who have received an eating disorder diagnosis according to DSM-5 criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), including diagnoses of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other specified or unspecified eating disorders 2. Age between 12 and 19 years 3. No psychiatric comorbidity 4. Receiving treatment for ED in a specialist inpatient/day-patient ED unit 5. A family member willing to participate in the study 6. Ability to manage an electronic device (e.g. mobile phone, computer, laptop, tablet) and the Internet in order to access the online sessions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffer from a severe mental or physical illness that needs priority treatment (for example psychosis, acute suicidality, substance abuse)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Psychological well-being measured using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 2. Eating disorders symptoms measured using Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Body mass index measured using weight and height at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 2. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms measured using Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 3. Perfectionism measured using Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 4. Motivation to change measured using a Visual analogue scale that assesses confidence and importance in changing symptoms of ED at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 5. Psychosocial adjustment measured using Eating Disorders Quality of Life (EDQL) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 6. Number of days in hospital or day centre measured using a register at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Body mass index measured using weight and height at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 2. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms measured using Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 3. Perfectionism measured using Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale (CAPS) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 4. Motivation to change measured using a Visual analogue scale that assesses confidence and importance in changing symptoms of ED at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 5. Psychosocial adjustment measured using Eating Disorders Quality of Life (EDQL) at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months 6. Number of days in hospital or day centre measured using a register at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months

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Countries

Spain

Contacts

Public ContactYolanda Quiles

y.quiles@umh.es+34 630 10 00 21

Outcome results

None listed

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