Targeting Social Function in Anxiety and Eating Disorders

Part of paid clinical trials in Dallas, Texas.

Sponsor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Study ID
NCT06198023
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Eating Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
  • Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder
  • Purging (Eating Disorders)
  • Social Anxiety Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 30 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Educational — BEHAVIORAL
    The educational intervention is an 8-session series of informational presentations about brain function and altered social processing related to eating disorders. Participants will receive a reflective prompt to complete as homework and will have an opportunity to discuss their responses during the following session.
  • Interactive — BEHAVIORAL
    The interactive intervention is an 8-session series of experiential art therapy tasks followed by education about social processing. Participants will complete the tasks as a group or in small teams. Afterward, they will be encouraged to discuss their thoughts and feelings related to their experience. The educational component will include a homework assignment that participants will have the opportunity to discuss at the following session.

Study Details

Social processing and cognition are often altered in patients with eating disorders. The goal of this clinical trial is to assess two different social therapeutic interventions -- one educational, one interactive -- for their effectiveness in improving clinical outcomes in patients with eating disorders. Patients in both interventions will receive education about social function in eating disorders, but those in the interactive treatment group will complete an additional collaborative art task. Participants will: * attend a baseline study visit to complete clinical interviews, cognitive testing, and behavioral tasks * complete a pre-intervention assessment with questionnaires * attend eight sessions of their assigned treatment group over the course of 12 weeks * complete three virtual follow-up assessments 4, 8, and 12 months from their baseline * attend a final study visit to repeat some clinical interviews, cognitive testing, and behavioral tasks Researchers will compare changes in eating disorder, mood, and anxiety symptoms as well as test results from baseline and final study visits for each group to see if * patients can be treated effectively with education alone or if an interactive group component produces additional benefits * cognitive and behavioral task performance are associated with recovery or illness state.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 28, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2028
Completion
Sep 30, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Educational
  • Experimental: Interactive

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in eating disorder symptoms [ Time Frame: pre-intervention (T0) to four months from start of intervention (T4) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
UT Southwestern Multispecialty Psychiatry ClinicDallasTexas75247
Carrie J McAdams, MD PhD
Carrie J McAdams (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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