Collaborative Caring Project: Working with Parents at treatment and secondary prevention of Eating Disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN56376745

Enrollment

120

Registered

2006-06-22

Start date

2004-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-11-28

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Conditions

Having a relative with an eating disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Eating disorder

Interventions

Design: the primary caregiver will be randomised to either: 1. Immediate workshop 2. Waiting list Randomisation schedules will be generated independently by the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) clinical

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The participant must currently be caring for a relative with an eating disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People who are not caring for a relative with an eating disorder 2. Non-English speakers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Carers: 1. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12; Goldberg et al, 1988) 2. Experience of Caregiving Inventory - Eating Disorder Version (ECI-EDV) Patients: 1. Short Evaluation of Eating Disorder (SEED; Bauer et al., 2005) 2. Global Assessment Scale (adapted from Spitzer et al. 1986)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Process measures: Carers: expressed emotion, 5-minute speech sample (Mangana et al, 1986) Acceptability measures: the attendance at workshops will be monitored. Family satisfaction questionnaire will be used.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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