How the Young Athlete Body Project program can help dancers develop a healthy relationship with their bodies

Effect of the Young Athlete Body Project program on the prevention of eating disorders and improvement of body satisfaction in young ballet dancers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

REBEC

Registry ID

RBR-332csx9

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-10

Start date

2026-08-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Inappropriate diet and eating habits

Interventions

This is a randomized clinical superiority trial with two arms, single-blind, in which only the statistician responsible for data analysis will be blind to group allocation. The study will include 58 p

the intervention will be carried out in small groups of 7 to 9 participants, involving 6 sessions held once a week and lasting 60 minutes each

the first two sessions will be educational, addressing media literacy and sports nutrition, and the following four sessions will follow the Body Project cognitive dissonance protocol, involving verbal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

13 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being a ballet student; female; aged between 13 and 19 years; providing informed consent to participate in the intervention, as well as obtaining the consent of a parent or legal guardian for those under 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Self-reported previous or current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder; currently undergoing specific psychological, psychiatric, or nutritional treatment for eating disorders; having been clinically discharged from eating disorders treatment less than 12 months ago; presence of any physical, visual, or intellectual disability

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
It is expected to find a reduction in the severity of eating disorder symptoms, measured through the global score and the four subscales of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to find a reduction in body dissatisfaction levels, measured through the total score of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

It is expected to find a reduction in the severity of eating disorder symptoms, measured through the global score and the four subscales of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to find a reduction in body dissatisfaction levels, measured through the total score of the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
It is expected to observe an increase in body appreciation, verified through the total score of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to observe a reduction in the internalization of the thin ideal and the perception of sociocultural pressures, measured by the subscales of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4R), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to observe a reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, measured by the subscales of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale for Adolescents (DASS-21), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to observe the persistence of positive effects on the primary and secondary outcomes compared to baseline, verified through the point-in-time application of the instruments Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34), Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2), Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4R), and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale for Adolescents (DASS-21) at 10 and 30 weeks from the start of the study (1-month and 6-month follow-up), using as a parameter the difference in means between the intervention and control groups calculated by comparing the scores at this time point with the baseline via analysis of the Group x Time interaction in Mixed ANOVA models with post-hoc tests and reporting of Cohen's d effec	—

Measure

Time frame

It is expected to observe an increase in body appreciation, verified through the total score of the Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to observe a reduction in the internalization of the thin ideal and the perception of sociocultural pressures, measured by the subscales of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4R), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to observe a reduction in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, measured by the subscales of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale for Adolescents (DASS-21), based on the difference in means between the intervention and control groups, calculated by comparing the scores obtained at baseline and the scores obtained at the assessment conducted after 6 weeks of intervention;It is expected to observe the persistence of positive effects on the primary and secondary outcomes compared to baseline, verified through the point-in-time application of the instruments Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-34), Body Appreciation Scale (BAS-2), Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ-4R), and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale for Adolescents (DASS-21) at 10 and 30 weeks from the start of the study (1-month and 6-month follow-up), using as a parameter the difference in means between the intervention and control groups calculated by comparing the scores at this time point with the baseline via analysis of the Group x Time interaction in Mixed ANOVA models with post-hoc tests and reporting of Cohen's d effec

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Countries

Contacts

Public ContactIris Dechechi Batista

Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto

irisdechechi@gmail.com+55 (16) 99148-8062

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026