- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05840614
The Remote Family Support Programs for Eating Disorders
The Effectiveness of a Remote Family Support Programs for Families of Patients With Eating Disorders
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Fujika Katsuki, Ph.D.
- Phone Number: +81-52-853-8048
- Email: katsuki@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Study Locations
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Aichi
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Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 467-8601
- Recruiting
- Fujika Katsuki
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Contact:
- Fujika Katsuki, Dr
- Phone Number: +81-52-853-8048
- Email: katsuki@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
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Contact:
- Norio Watanabe, Dr
- Email: noriowncu@gmail.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- The research participants are parents of patients who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder by a physician or have symptoms of an eating disorder; parents may or may not be related by blood.
- The ABOS score measured by the research participants at enrollment is over 8 points.
- Patient age at enrollment ranged from 12 to 29 years.
- The patient has lived with their parents at the time of participating in this study and is expected to live with them during the investigation period.
- Patients may or may not undergo treatment.
- Patients with other psychiatric comorbidities are included.
- Participants with other psychiatric comorbidities are included.
- If multiple family members (e.g., parents) participated in this program, the primary participant is determined, and that person becomes the target research participant.
- Willingness to provide informed consent and comply with the trial protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The participants cannot read or write in Japanese
- The participants cannot use the Zoom meeting system
- Researcher of this study and their families
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: The remote family support program plus TAU
Behavioral: The remote family support program Remote family support programs consist of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and family psychoeducation.
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Remote family support programs consist of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and family psychoeducation. Each session consisted of a lecture, followed by role playing and supportive group therapy. In the first session, we informed the participants about the symptoms of eating disorders and mechanism of IPT; in the second session, we shared details about the characteristics of adolescents; and during the third and fourth sessions, we provided information on effective communication according to IPT. |
No Intervention: Treatment as Usual
Treatment as usual administrated by physician.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in the total Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS) score of participants
Time Frame: Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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The ALAS comprises 2 subscales and 20 items: listening attitude (10 items) and listening skills (10 items).
Higher the scores indicate better listening attitudes or skills.
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Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in the total Social Provisions Scale-10 item (SPS-10) score of participants
Time Frame: Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Parents' perception of social support is measured using SPS-10.
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Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Loneliness
Time Frame: Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Parents' loneliness is evaluated using the University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (ULS).
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Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Mental health
Time Frame: Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Psychological distress experienced by the participants is assessed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6).
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Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Family functioning
Time Frame: Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Family functioning is assessed using the Family Assessment Device (FAD).
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Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Eating disorder behaviors
Time Frame: Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Information on behaviors and attitudes of patients with eating disorders obtained from their parents is measured using the Anorectic Behavior Observation Scale (ABOS).
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Base-line, four weeks, and eight weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Fujika Katsuki, Ph.D., Nagoya City University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- NagoyaCU
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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