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Feasibility Study of a Digital Companion Treatment Program for Eating Disorders Added to Standard Outpatient Care

Feasibility Study of a Digital Companion Treatment Program for Eating Disorders Added to Standard Outpatient Care - Spoon DTx Feasibility Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1040260010
Enrollment
20
Registered
2026-04-20
Start date
2026-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Eating Disorders (Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa) Eating disorders, Bulimia nervosa, Anorexia nervosa, Digital therapeutics, Feasibility

Interventions

Spoon DTx eating disorder treatment app (patient app + scaleless body weight scale) is used in addition to standard outpatient psychiatric care for 12 weeks. Patients use the app for educational mater
Digital therapeutics, Smartphone application, Cognitive behavioral therapy

Sponsors

Kameya Masafumi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with DSM-5-TR diagnosis of bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa 2) Age 18 years or older 3) Any gender 4) Patients who have provided written informed consent voluntarily 5) Patients who have or can be provided smartphone access to use Spoon DTx throughout the study period 6) Patients whom the treating physician judges can be safely managed in an outpatient setting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) BMI 40 kg/m2 2) Severe depressive episode per PHQ-9 and clinical examination 3) Imminent suicide risk per C-SSRS and clinical examination, or suicide attempt within the past 6 months 4) History of illicit drug use, or DSM-5-TR diagnosis of substance use disorder 5) Start, discontinuation, or dose change of antidepressants, antipsychotics, or anxiolytics within 4 weeks before study initiation 6) Currently receiving or planned for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation or electroconvulsive therapy 7) Currently receiving psychotherapy other than supportive psychotherapy 8) Pregnant or possibly pregnant 9) Patients deemed ineligible by the principal investigator or co-investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
12-week continuation rate (proportion of participants who complete the assessment visit at 12 weeks after registration date [Day 85, allowable window Day 71-99])

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
[Feasibility secondary indicators] Consent rate, enrollment rate, visit completion rate, questionnaire completion rate, missing data rate, app adherence indicators (weight measurement day rate, dietary behavior recording day rate, psychotherapy program completion rate), physician app viewing status, reasons for discontinuation [Safety outcomes] Incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events [Clinical outcomes] EDE-Q, weight, BMI, CIA, PHQ-9, GAD-7, EQ-5D-5L, frequency of binge eating episodes in the past 4 weeks [Usability and acceptability] SUS, CSQ-8J, subjective change in eating behavior (single item), intention to continue (single item)

Contacts

Public ContactMasafumi Kameya

Kanazawa University Hospital

mkame@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp+81-76-265-2307

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026