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Examining the Effectiveness of a Wait List Intervention for the Management of Adolescent Eating Disorders

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University of Ottawa

Status

Completed

Conditions

Eating Disorders

Treatments

Behavioral: Psychoeducational Workshop and telephone support

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The current application targets patient education and enablement, implementation of best practices, continuity of care, and an improvement model to improve efficiencies by investigating whether a brief targeted intervention prior to the first formal ED assessment is efficacious in altering outcome and treatment course.

Full description

The Eating Disorder Program at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) offers a continuum of treatment options to child and adolescent patients with eating disorders (EDs). Although our own funding has increased in recent years, so too have the number of referrals, which has resulted in lengthy wait times for therapeutic assessments by our team. The current application targets patient education and enablement, implementation of best practices, continuity of care, and an improvement model to improve efficiencies by investigating whether a brief targeted intervention prior to the first formal ED assessment is efficacious in altering outcome and treatment course. It is well known that early recognition and implementation of treatment as soon as possible after the onset of symptoms is protective in eating disorders and leads to better success rates and recovery (APA Treatment Guidelines for EDs). It is hoped that the outcome of this study will influence the way in which centers look to address the ongoing issue of lengthy wait times in hopes of offering cost-effective interventions that ultimately improve patient outcomes. By offering an added level of support to families whose referral has been initiated, we hope to ease the burden of primary care providers and increase their satisfaction as it relates to patient safety concerns and complex case management.

Enrollment

51 patients

Sex

All

Ages

10 to 17 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • medical stability at time of referral
  • completed referral to the Eating Disorders Program

Exclusion criteria

  • patients deemed medically unstable are triaged urgently and not eligible for study inclusion

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

51 participants in 2 patient groups

Waitlist Group
Experimental group
Description:
The intervention involves completion of a single workshop, provision of psychoeducational materials, and regular telephone support with a specially trained nurse-coordinator to parents of youth on our waiting list, within a month of our receiving the referral.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Psychoeducational Workshop and telephone support
Standard of Care
No Intervention group
Description:
These patients continue to receive the standard of care while awaiting formal assessment.

Trial contacts and locations

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