Study of the Efficacy of GGON: a Cognitive Training App for Orthorexia Nervosa.

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orthorexia Nervosa

Treatments: Device: GGON mobile app.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06288347

216099

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of GGON to decrease the maladaptive beliefs associated with orthorexia nervosa (ON) in non-clinical adult population. Specifically, a randomized controlled trial with crossover assignment design and two groups (experimental and control) will be carried out in adults aged 18-65 years to assess the changes pre and post use the app. It's expected that after the use of the GGON app for 15 days are, at the primary level: decrease in the degree of ascription to dysfunctional beliefs associated with ON; and at the secondary level: decrease in orthorexia nervosa symptomatology, in eating symptomatology and in obsessive beliefs; increase in self-esteem; and no changes in drepessive symptomatology. These results are also expected to be maintained in subsequent follow-ups, at 15 days and a month after to finish the app in experimental group, and 15 days after to finish the app in control group.

Full description

There is a digital platform called GGtude, which is composed of different modules, each of them aimed at working with different mental health problems. The goal is to provide an easy-to-use tool as a CBT complement to work on the self-dialogue that relates to the core beliefs associated with the psychological problem in particular. To achieve this target, a cognitive training exercise is performed: different sentences appear in the form of beliefs, and the person must identify and accept those beliefs that are functional, adaptive and positive, dragging them to the lower part of the screen; and reject those that are dysfunctional, maladaptive and negative dragging them to the upper part of the screen.

There are different modules, for example, to work self-esteem, eating disorders, depression, body image or obsessive-compulsive disorder, that have proven their effectiveness. The GGON app has not efficacy studies. So, it is relevant to evaluate its effectiveness with an RCT study.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages between 18 and 65.
• Have a dispositive with Internet access.

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group used the GGON module for 15 days after the first assessment.

Treatment:

Device: GGON mobile app.

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group used the GGON module for 15 days after the second assessment.

Treatment:

Device: GGON mobile app.