RECRUITING

Confirming the Effectiveness of Online Guided Self-Help Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

With an incidence rate of about 1%, Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a serious mental disorder associated with high mortality, morbidity, and cost. AN in youth is more responsive to early treatment but becomes highly resistant once it has taken an enduring course. The first-line treatment for adolescents with AN is Family Based Treatment (FBT). While FBT can be delivered using videoconferencing (FBT-V), therapists' limited availability hampers scalability. Guided self-help (GSH) versions of efficacious treatments have been used to scale and increase access to care. The main aim of this proposed comparative effectiveness study is to confirm that clinical improvements in GSH-FBT are achieved with greater efficiency than FBT-V in generalizable clinical settings.

Official Title

Confirming the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Online Guided Self-Help Family-Based Treatment for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-03-17
Study Completion:2027-10-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05563649

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:12 Years to 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. Participants are 12-18 years of age
  2. 2. Participants live with a family (some families may contain only one parent)
  3. 3. Family members fluently speak and read English and have access to a computer with internet
  4. 4. Participants meet DSM-5 criteria for AN (both subtypes)
  5. 5. EBW above 75%
  6. 6. Participants are medically stable for outpatient treatment according to the recommended thresholds of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of Adolescent Medicine
  7. 7. Participants are not engaged in another individual or family-based psychotherapy trial during the duration of treatment sessions in the study.
  8. 8. Medications for comorbid psychiatric disorders are OK; randomization will balance groups through tracking.
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Hazal Y Gurcan, B.A.
CONTACT
6507239182
familytreatment@stanford.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Stanford University

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 Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-03-17
Study Completion Date2027-10-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-03-17
Study Completion Date2027-10-01

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Anorexia Nervosa