Evaluation of a Six-session Psycho-education Group Program

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 1

Conditions: Eating Disorders; Personality Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: psycho-education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00400933

4,2006.2005

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this project is to analyze the impact of a psycho-educational group program on the family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders.

Full description

The aim of this project is to analyze the impact of a six session psycho-educational group program on the family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders.

Measurements: General health, perceived caregiver burden, and relation to the patient at the following point of time: pre -, post- and follow up, with waiting list control.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Relatives and close friends to persons receiving treatment for their eating disorder and comorbid personality disorder.
• > 18 years,
• Speak and understand norwegian language, and
• Informed consent to participate for both relative and patient.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

psycho-education

Experimental group

Description:

six session psycho-educational group program for family members and close friends of persons with eating disorders and co-morbid personality disorders

Treatment:

Behavioral: psycho-education