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- Clinical Trial NCT04812899
Implementation of a Waitlist Intervention and Clinical Care Pathway for Families Awaiting at Eating Disorders Program (WICFAS)
March 28, 2022 updated by: Jennifer Couturier, McMaster University
Implementation of a Waitlist Intervention and Clinical Care Pathway for Families Awaiting Services at McMaster Children's Hospital Eating Disorders Program: A Feasibility Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in several challenges in service delivery for the eating disorders program at McMaster Children's Hospital.
Long waiting lists prior to the pandemic (6-9 month wait time) have been made worse by an interruption in service during the initial stages of the pandemic.
New routine assessments were placed on hold for many months, while only the most urgently ill children were seen.
This, in combination with a dramatic increase in new referrals has resulted in a long waitlist.
Now families are waiting 12-18 months for service.
The resulting waitlist is now unmanageable and unsafe.
Investigators wish to study the implementation of a waitlist intervention which will educate parents on how to start to renourish their children and interrupt eating disordered behaviors.
The intervention will consist of a series of educational videos and a book on how to help their children.
It is hoped that this intervention can lessen the need for hospitalization and can change the trajectory of symptoms while waiting for service.
A clinical care pathway will also be developed to ensure those waiting receive the most appropriate treatment.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Investigators would like to study the implementation of an adapted FBT model in which there is no therapist involvement and the intervention is delivered to families on the waitlist of Eating Disorder program at McMaster Children's Hospital.
The intervention would involve a series of prerecorded videos and reading material.
This, in combination with the development of a clinical care pathway, would help to manage the extraordinary volumes of referrals recently been received.
The need to social distance brought on by the pandemic presents the opportunity to consider the value of this waitlist intervention as a structured program for parents who have a child waiting for service.
A model such as this could dramatically improve parental abilities to begin to re-feed their children, thereby reducing acuity and time spent in treatment.
Similarly, some parents on the waitlist may decide that the proposed treatment model is not suitable after they have received the proposed waitlist intervention, and may wish to seek treatment elsewhere.
Alternatively, parents may be able to shift the pattern of weight loss and/or binge purge behavior in children so that the severity of illness is decreased by the time of assessment.
If successful, this intervention and clinical care pathway for waitlisted patients and their families could be disseminated to other tertiary care centers, thereby reducing mounting pressures on these centers.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
30
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
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Ontario
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
- McMaster Children's Hospital
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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
7 years to 100 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parents of a child or adolescent (6-17 years) with an Eating Disorder.
- Have an access to the internet/computer.
- Have an access to a weigh scale in their home environment
- Have the capacity to write, speak and understand English
Exclusion Criteria:
- don't have the capacity to write, speak and understand English
- don't have access to the internet/computer
- don't have a child or adolescent with an eating disorder
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: Supportive Care
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Parents who have a child/adolescent with an eating disorder on waitlist
Each participant will receive a series of pre-recorded videos and book -(10 videos of about 10 minutes each, along with the book "Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder").
This will include content on empowering parents to renourish their child and interrupt binge/purge behaviors.
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Each participant will receive a series of pre-recorded videos of parental guided self help version FBT.
There will be10 videos of about 10 minutes each.
The videos will include content on empowering parents to renourish their child and interrupt binge/purge behaviors.
Readings will be assigned to each participant from the book "Help Your Teenager Beat and Eating Disorder".
There will be psychoeducational content on the dangers and medical complications of eating disorders.
The readings will also contain content on coping skills for young people including relaxation, mindfulness strategies, and distress tolerance skills.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Weight trajectory
Time Frame: Weight will be collected weekly (in kgs) for 14 weeks. (6 weeks pre intervention, 2 weeks during intervention and 6 weeks post intervention)
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Change in weight trajectory will be measured over the time period of 14 weeks, starting from the Baseline till the end of the study at 14 weeks
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Weight will be collected weekly (in kgs) for 14 weeks. (6 weeks pre intervention, 2 weeks during intervention and 6 weeks post intervention)
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Binge/purge episodes trajectory
Time Frame: Number of binge/purge episodes will be collected weekly for 14 weeks. (6 weeks pre intervention, 2 weeks during intervention and 6 weeks post intervention)
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Change in trajectory of symptoms (number of binge/purge episodes) will be measured pre and post intervention.
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Number of binge/purge episodes will be collected weekly for 14 weeks. (6 weeks pre intervention, 2 weeks during intervention and 6 weeks post intervention)
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Length of wait time
Time Frame: At 14 weeks
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Average length of wait time pre and post implementation will be determined by examining wait time in the month prior to implementation for new referrals, compared to the average wait time for new referrals in the month following the completion of the study period
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At 14 weeks
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Change in number of parents who accepted to participate in the study
Time Frame: Baseline and at 14 weeks
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In terms of recruitment, the investigators will examine the number of parents agree to participate versus the number of families invited to the study.
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Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Change in number of parents who remain in the study
Time Frame: Baseline and at 14 weeks
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In terms of retention, the investigators will compare the number of parents completed the study to the number of parents enrolled.
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Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Eating Disorder Questionnaire -parent version
Time Frame: Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire -parent version (EDE-Q) will measures the severity of the characteristic psychopathology of eating disorders.
The EDE-Q yields four subscale scores (Restraint, Eating Concern, Weight Concern, and Shape Concern) and a global score measuring the overall severity of eating disorder psychopathology.
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Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Change in Parent Versus Eating Disorder Scale
Time Frame: Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Parent Versus Eating Disorder Scale (PvEDs) is a self-efficacy tool, specifically focused on parental self-efficacy related to re-feeding their child with an Eating Disorder.
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Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Change in Nine Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake disorder screen
Time Frame: Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Nine Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake disorder screen (NIAS) -Parental version is a 9-item, Likert scale questionnaire that inquires about picky eating, interest in food, and eating habits driven by a fear of negative consequences.
Minimum score is 0 and maximum is 45.
A score of ≥ 24 is considered a positive ARFID screen.
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Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Change in Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17
Time Frame: Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17) is a 17-item general mental health screening tool that can help to assess the likelihood of finding any mental health disorder.
Minimum score is 0 and maximum is 35.
A total score of 15 or more points may indicate the need for a referral to a qualified medical or mental health professional.
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Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Change in Carers Needs Assessment Measure
Time Frame: Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Carers Needs Assessment Measure (CaNAM): This 47 item questionnaire is designed to assess the needs of a carer of someone with an eating disorder.
The minimum score is 0, the maximum score is 64.
A higher score indicates that the carer has received sufficient information and support for themselves and their child.
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Baseline and at 14 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
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Sponsor
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
July 30, 2021
Primary Completion (Actual)
February 4, 2022
Study Completion (Actual)
February 4, 2022
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
March 18, 2021
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 22, 2021
First Posted (Actual)
March 24, 2021
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
March 29, 2022
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 28, 2022
Last Verified
March 1, 2022
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 13223
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
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