Personalized Treatment (PT)

April 25, 2023 updated by: Cheri Levinson, University of Louisville

Feasibility of Network-Informed Personalized Treatment for Eating Disorders

The Personalized Treatment Study creates an individualized network of symptoms for a participant with a current eating disorder. This network will be used to develop a personalized treatment intervention. This study aims to 1) determine if personalized treatments can be conducted using a network analysis of patient symptoms, and 2) to assess the effectiveness of network-informed personalized treatment for participants with eating disorders.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

Cognitive behavioral theory proposes that cognitions, behaviors, affect, and physiological symptoms interact with each other to maintain and exacerbate psychiatric disorders (Beck, 2011). Network theory identifies core symptoms that maintain and promote the spread of ED psychopathology within individuals (Borsboom & Cramer, 2013). Once identified, core "trigger" symptoms can be directly targeted to disrupt the spread or "activation" of ED behaviors, which would help patients achieve full recovery, and ultimately, prevent relapse. One of the main goals of the Personalized Treatment Study is to create an individualized network for a participant with a current eating disorder, which can be used to develop a personalized treatment intervention. Our research questions are: 1) Can a personalized treatment plan be conducted from a network analysis of patient symptoms, and 2) How effective is this personalized treatment based off of a network of symptoms.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

59

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Kentucky
      • Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40292
        • University of Louisville

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Current eating disorder diagnosis
  • at least 18 years of age,
  • not actively suicidal,
  • not manic,
  • not psychotic

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No current eating disorder diagnosis,
  • younger than 18 years of age,
  • active psychosis,
  • active mania, or
  • actively suicidal.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Personalized Intervention Based on Network
Participants will receive personalized interventions based on their personalized network.
Participants will receive a personalized intervention based on their personalized network.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Eating Disorder Symptoms
Time Frame: Prior to, during, and after personalized intervention through approximately one year.
Changes in eating disorder symptoms will be measured at one month, six month, and 1 year follow-up questionnaires.
Prior to, during, and after personalized intervention through approximately one year.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 2, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 23, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

January 23, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 20, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

December 3, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 27, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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