Eating Disorders in Adolescence
Conditions
Brief summary
The study aims to generate hypotheses about whether a group intervention is effective in reducing motivation to compulsive exercise and/or eating disorder psychopathology when compared with a control group. This will be explored through a Randomized Control Trial.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNewbridge Eating disorders Activity Treatment group
A compulsive exercise cognitive-behavioural based group, for children and adolescents diagnosed with an eating disorder. It was devised for eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder. This treatment is semi-structured and problem-oriented, which focuses on tackling the factors and processes that maintain compulsive exercise behaviour.
BEHAVIORALNewbridge House treatment as usual
Multi-disciplinary eating disorder treatment (including; psychiatry, individual therapy, group therapy, dietetic support, occupation therapy and nursing excluding NEAT group).
Sponsors
Newbridge House
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
There is an external statistician who will assess the outcomes.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
11 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Inpatients at Newbridge House * Aged 11-18 * Primary diagnosis of any form of eating disorder * Females
Exclusion criteria
* Previously received NEAT group at Newbridge House * Aged under 10 years * Severe learning disability * Inpatients without compulsive exercise behaviours * Day patients * Co-morbid psychosis * Males
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Compulsive Exercise Test | Week 1 and week 7 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire | Week 1 and week 7 |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed