Optimizing Provider Training in Eating Disorders (OPTED)

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atypical Anorexia Nervosa; Anorexia Nervosa

Treatments: Behavioral: Web-based training; Behavioral: Live training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05389657

5K23MH120347 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized controlled trial for mental health clinicians comparing two methods of training in family-based treatment (FBT) for restrictive eating disorders.

Full description

This is a randomized controlled trial for mental health clinicians comparing two methods of training in family-based treatment (FBT) for restrictive eating disorders. Clinicians who treat youth and accept Medicaid insurance within a predetermined group of participating California counties will be randomized to receive either online training or live two-day training in FBT. Data will be collected on the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and effectiveness of the training (online vs. live). Following training, a subset of clinicians may opt into group consultation for one year. Consultation groups will be kept separate by training condition. Data will also be collected from clinicians on the extent to which they perceive the treatment itself (i.e., FBT) as feasible, acceptable, and appropriate for Medicaid-insured youth. In addition to implementation outcomes, de-identified clinical data will be collected from providers about their cases up to one year following the initial training.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mental health provider licensed to practice in the state of California, or unlicensed mental health providers in California who are formally employed by their agency/clinic and have a licensed clinical supervisor who agrees to take legal responsibility for any cases treated with FBT
• Must treat patients with Medicaid insurance in a participating county

Exclusion criteria

• Students (practicum students, interns, externs) or other learners

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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85 participants in 2 patient groups

Web-based training

Experimental group

Description:

Web-based training will provide online training primarily focused on family-based treatment and appropriate adaptations to the treatment model.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Web-based training

Live training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Live training will include two days of expert-led live training (via zoom). The content of the training will be similar to that provided in web-based training, primarily focused on family-based treatment and appropriate adaptations to the treatment model.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Live training