Evaluation of Compulsive Exercise Group Therapy for Eating Disorders

September 1, 2021 updated by: Gurdeep Aulakh, Newbridge House

A Randomized Control Trial Study Evaluating a Compulsive Exercise Group for Adolescent Inpatients With Eating Disorders

The study aims to generate hypotheses about whether a group intervention is effective in reducing motivation to compulsive exercise and/or eating disorder psychopathology when compared with a control group. This will be explored through a Randomized Control Trial.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

80

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

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

11 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inpatients at Newbridge House
  • Aged 11-18
  • Primary diagnosis of any form of eating disorder
  • Females

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously received NEAT group at Newbridge House
  • Aged under 10 years
  • Severe learning disability
  • Inpatients without compulsive exercise behaviours
  • Day patients
  • Co-morbid psychosis
  • Males

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Treatment as usual
Treatment as usual is offered. This includes; individual therapy, group therapy, dietetic support, occupational therapy, nursing and psychiatry, excluding the NEAT group.
Behavioral: Newbridge House treatment as usual
Multi-disciplinary eating disorder treatment (including; psychiatry, individual therapy, group therapy, dietetic support, occupation therapy and nursing excluding NEAT group).
Experimental: Treatment as usual and NEAT group
Treatment as usual is offered. This includes; individual therapy, group therapy, dietetic support, occupational therapy, nursing and psychiatry, alongside NEAT group.
Behavioral: Newbridge Eating disorders Activity Treatment group
A compulsive exercise cognitive-behavioural based group, for children and adolescents diagnosed with an eating disorder. It was devised for eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder. This treatment is semi-structured and problem-oriented, which focuses on tackling the factors and processes that maintain compulsive exercise behaviour.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in Compulsive Exercise Test
Time Frame: Week 1 and week 7
Week 1 and week 7

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
Time Frame: Week 1 and week 7
Week 1 and week 7

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Newbridge House

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)

October 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 31, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 21, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

September 17, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 2, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 281456

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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