Evaluation of the Communities of Healing Mentorship/Support Group Program: Assessment of Preliminary Efficacy
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Eating Disorder
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Randomization occurs at the beginning of each individual's participation in the study. Participants are randomized to one condition and not re-randomized during any portion of the studyMasking: None (Open Label)Masking Description: Since this is a behavioral intervention, participants, care providers, and investigators are aware of each patient's randomization. Outcomes are assessed electronically.Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 14 years and 45 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses associated with significant morbidity and high relapse rates. Patients are at especially high risk of relapse after leaving structured treatment (e.g., hospitalization). Adjunct interventions targeting patients' motivation and participation in treatment ...
Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses associated with significant morbidity and high relapse rates. Patients are at especially high risk of relapse after leaving structured treatment (e.g., hospitalization). Adjunct interventions targeting patients' motivation and participation in treatment at these times may help patients recover from eating disorders. Project HEAL is a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce suffering caused by eating disorders, and they have recently developed two adjunct, mentorship-based interventions for patients in recovery. In the peer mentorship condition, individuals meet weekly with a peer mentor who has previously recovered from an eating disorder in order to discuss symptoms and coping strategies. In the social support mentorship condition, individuals meet weekly with a social support mentor who has not personally struggled with an eating disorder in order to engage in activities unrelated to the eating disorder. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of this intervention. The design of the study is a three-arm randomized controlled trial comparing peer mentorship, social-support mentorship, and wait-list control conditions. Participants in the study will be randomized to one of the three conditions for six months. Wait-list participants will subsequently receive either type of mentorship. Participants will complete assessments of their eating disorder symptoms at baseline, monthly throughout the course of the study, and one year after beginning the study. Outcomes will be compared between groups.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03317379
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Not Provided
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