Effectiveness of the ECHOs Approach for Patients With Eating Disorders and Their Carers (ECHO)
Effectiveness of the Expert Carers Helping Others (ECHOs) Approach for Patients With Eating Disorders and Their Carers
Studienübersicht
Status
Status
Bedingungen
Bedingungen
Intervention / Behandlung
Intervention / Behandlung
Studientyp
Studientyp
Einschreibung (Tatsächlich)
Einschreibung
Phase
Phase
- Unzutreffend
Kontakte und Standorte
Studienorte
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Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kanada, B3H2E2
- Capital Health District Health Authority
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Teilnahmekriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Zulassungskriterien
Studienberechtigtes Alter
Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige
Studienberechtigte Geschlechter
Beschreibung
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with an ED (AN, BN, EDNOS) according to DSM-V criteria (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) as determined by standard clinical interview completed by team psychiatrist or clinical psychologist.
- Patients age of >17y.o.
- Carers can include parents/partners/siblings/extended family who provide unpaid help and support. Peers and roommates could also be included in circumstances within which they play a significant role in the person's life and meet the following criteria:
- Live with or have regular, current contact with the patient (at least 7 hours/week) throughout the duration of the trial (approximately 6months).
- Interact with the patient in some meaningful manner regarding their ED (e.g. provide support, eat meals together, discussions about behaviours).
- Consent from patient and at least one carer
Exclusion Criteria:
- ED comorbid with severe psychiatric or physical comorbidity: e.g. current psychotic illness (inc. bipolar disorder), severe alcohol/drug abuse, significant metabolic or gastrointestinal problems (i.e. treatment interfering) as determined by standard clinical interview completed by team psychiatrist or clinical psychologist.
- Family in a concurrent treatment trial.
- Either patient or carer has insufficient knowledge of English.
Studienplan
Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?
Designdetails
- Hauptzweck: Behandlung
- Zuteilung: Zufällig
- Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
- Maskierung: Single
Anzahl der Arme
Waffen und Interventionen
Teilnehmergruppe / ArmTeilnehmergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlungIntervention / Behandlung |
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Experimental: Expert Cares Helping Others plus Treatment as Usual
The experimental treatment (ECHOs plus TAU) will consist of the standard treatment consisting of group psychotherapy and skills training, nutritional counselling, and meal support, PLUS self-help unguided DVD series for carers, providing education about eating disorders and coping strategies for supporting those living with eating disorders.
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A self-help DVD that provides information for carers on eating disorders and teaches coping strategies to carers.
Andere Namen:
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Aktiver Komparator: Treatment as Usual
Treatment as usual (TAU) consists of group psychotherapy and skills training, nutritional counselling, and meal support.
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Treatment as Usual at the Eating Disorder Services includes group psychotherapy and skills training, nutritional counselling, and meal support.
Andere Namen:
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Was misst die Studie?
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Primäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Changes in Carer and Patient Collaboration Scale (CPCS).
Zeitfenster: baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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A scale to assess self efficacy in caregiving, specifically tailored to measure the skills taught in the ECHOs intervention.
This scale will assess changes from baseline to post-internvention in caregiver efficacy.
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baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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Changes in Short Evaluation of Eating Disorders (SEED)
Zeitfenster: baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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This measure will asssess changes in the severity of key anorexic and bulimic symptoms from baseline to post-treatment, and follow-up.
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baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen
Ergebnis Maßnahme |
Maßnahmenbeschreibung |
Zeitfenster |
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Depression, Stress and Anxiety Scale (DASS-21)
Zeitfenster: baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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a measure of severity of anxiety, depression and stress pre- to post-treatment
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baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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The Family Questionnaire (FQ)
Zeitfenster: baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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20-item self report measure of expressed emotion in carers.
Scores are given on a 4-point Likert scale and will measure the levels of expressed emotion from pre-intervention to post-intervention.
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baseline, 4-weeks post-intervention, 3 months follow-up
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Mitarbeiter und Ermittler
Sponsor
Sponsor
Studienaufzeichnungsdaten
Haupttermine studieren
Studienbeginn (Tatsächlich)
Studienbeginn
Primärer Abschluss (Tatsächlich)
Primärer Abschluss
Studienabschluss (Tatsächlich)
Studienabschluss
Studienanmeldedaten
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat
Zuerst gepostet (Schätzen)
Zuerst gepostet
Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen
Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)
Letztes Update gepostet
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt
Zuletzt verifiziert
Zuletzt verifiziert
Mehr Informationen
Begriffe im Zusammenhang mit dieser Studie
Schlüsselwörter
Zusätzliche relevante MeSH-Bedingungen
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
Andere Studien-ID-Nummern
- 59093005
- 59095003 (Andere Kennung: Capital Health)
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