A Mobile-App Training to Reduce Body Image Disorder Symptoms and Associated Features in Female University Students

University of Padova

Status: Completed

Conditions: Body Dysmorphic Disorders; Eating Disorders; Body Image Disorder

Treatments: Device: GGBI: Positive Body Image (Mobile App)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04103606

2936

Details and patient eligibility

About

Body dissatisfaction represents a prevalent condition in young women, and it is associated with low self-esteem, depression, and symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Eating Disorders (EDs). The aim of the trial is to test the effect of a mobile health application called "GGBI: Positive Body Image" in reducing body dissatisfaction, body dysmorphic disorder/eating disorder symptoms, and associated psychological features in female university students considered at high-risk of developing Body Image Disorders (BIDs).

Hypothesis: Participants using "GGBI: Positive Body Image" immediately following baseline assessment (Time 0; T0) (immediate-use App group: iApp) would exhibit greater reduction in body dissatisfaction, body dysmorphic disorder/eating disorder symptoms, and associated psychological features than participants who did not use "GGBI: Positive Body Image" in this phase of the study (delayed-use App group: dApp). Following crossover (Time 1; T1), the investigators expect that participants gains in the iApp group would be maintained at follow-up (Time 2; T2).

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Presence of Body Image Disorder symptoms

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of a full-blown Body Image Disorder
• Presence of a psychotic/schizophrenic disorder
• Current treatment for a Body Image Disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

immediate-use App group (iApp group)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the iApp group start using the app immediately (Time 0; T0) for 16 consecutive days (until Time 1; T1).

Treatment:

Device: GGBI: Positive Body Image (Mobile App)

delayed-use App group (dApp)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the dApp group start using the app at Time 1 (T1; 16 days after the iApp group) and use the app for the following 16 days (Time 2; T2).

Treatment:

Device: GGBI: Positive Body Image (Mobile App)