Virtual Body Project Groups Led by Peers Versus Clinicians (v-BP)

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Eating Disorders; Body Image

Treatments: Behavioral: Body Project; Behavioral: Psychoeducational control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05993728

609734

Details and patient eligibility

About

Eating disorders (EDs) are a group of illnesses associated with significant psychological and physiological consequences. Overall, only 20% of individuals with EDs receive treatment and treatment is effective for only about 25-35% for those who receive care. The development and implementation of effective prevention approaches for those at risk is therefore pivotal. The Body Project is the most effective ED prevention program for at-risk females according to meta-analyses, but reach has been limited since delivery has traditionally been in-person. Further research is warranted to examine cost-effective and easily accessible approaches to increase scalability and potential for broad implementation. With this application, the investigators therefore propose to examine the effectiveness of the Body Project in young females, a high-risk group, with the following main novel aspects: i) virtually-delivered Body Project groups to maximize reach; ii) peer-led versus clinician-led virtually-delivered Body Project groups; iii) the inclusion of objective measures to assess engagement of intervention targets (i.e., mediator).

Enrollment: 441 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 16-25
• Female identifying
• Self-reported body image concerns

Exclusion criteria

• Ongoing eating disorder diagnosis requiring treatment or hospitalization

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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441 participants in 3 patient groups

Clinician-led Body Project

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to this condition will take part in virtual Body Project groups led by clinicians.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Body Project

Peer-led Body Project

Experimental group

Description:

Participants randomized to this condition will take part in virtual Body Project groups led by peers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Body Project

Educational control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to the educational control group will receive educational videos on body image and eating disorders

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducational control