Eating Disorders, Eating Disorder Symptom
Conditions
Keywords
eating disorder, network analysis, personalized treatment, mobile app
Brief summary
The Personalized Treatment Study creates an individualized network of symptoms for a participant with a current eating disorder. This network will be used to develop a personalized treatment intervention. This study aims to 1) determine if personalized treatments can be conducted using a network analysis of patient symptoms, and 2) to assess the effectiveness of network-informed personalized treatment for participants with eating disorders.
Detailed description
Cognitive behavioral theory proposes that cognitions, behaviors, affect, and physiological symptoms interact with each other to maintain and exacerbate psychiatric disorders (Beck, 2011). Network theory identifies core symptoms that maintain and promote the spread of ED psychopathology within individuals (Borsboom & Cramer, 2013). Once identified, core trigger symptoms can be directly targeted to disrupt the spread or activation of ED behaviors, which would help patients achieve full recovery, and ultimately, prevent relapse. One of the main goals of the Personalized Treatment Study is to create an individualized network for a participant with a current eating disorder, which can be used to develop a personalized treatment intervention. Our research questions are: 1) Can a personalized treatment plan be conducted from a network analysis of patient symptoms, and 2) How effective is this personalized treatment based off of a network of symptoms.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPersonalized Intervention
Participants will receive a personalized intervention based on their personalized network.
Sponsors
University of Louisville
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Current eating disorder diagnosis * at least 18 years of age, * not actively suicidal, * not manic, * not psychotic
Exclusion criteria
* No current eating disorder diagnosis, * younger than 18 years of age, * active psychosis, * active mania, or * actively suicidal.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Disorder Symptoms | Prior to, during, and after personalized intervention through approximately one year. | Changes in eating disorder symptoms will be measured at one month, six month, and 1 year follow-up questionnaires. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed