Eating Disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Eating disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly allocated to one of four groups. Each of the four modules will entail four sessions (about 30 min/each).
1. Attentional Bias intervention (experimental) g
they are divided into two modules to minimise the burden on patients and to keep the experimental sessions brief for the purpose of this pilot study.
During the first session (session
40 min) participants will complete the baseline questionnaires and computerized tasks. During sessions 2 and 3 they will receive two training or placebo sessions (30 min in study 1
15 min in study 2). During session 4 participants will receive the last session of training or placebo and will complete the follow-up questionnaires and computerized tasks (45 min). At the end of the
Sponsors
King's College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, subclinical anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa; binge eating disorder) 2. Fluency in English 3. No visual impairment 4. No cognitive impairment 5. No drugs or alcohol abuse
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No English language fluency 2. Visual impairment 3. Drug or alcohol abuse 4. Cognitive impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Acceptability and feasibility of the computerised training developed (qualitative feedback ? to be collected during the last study session) 2. Reduction of the negative bias towards social and self-related information (computerised tasks ? to be completed during the last study session) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An improvement of socio-emotional functioning and reduction of eating disorders symptoms (questionnaires ? to be completed during the last study session) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed