About this trial
The purpose of this proposal is to launch the first trial of a single-session intervention (SSI) specifically for the prevention of eating disorders (EDs).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
EAT-26 score ≥ 20 ( EAT-26, participants will meet the "referral criteria" which includes a score of 20 or more or meeting frequency criteria on bingeing, purging, laxative/diuretic use, and/or exercise.)
English-language fluency, self-reported3
Access to a phone, tablet, or computer
Disqualifiers
Failure to correctly complete one of the attention checks in the survey prior to the intervention
Failure to correctly complete both anagram tasks in the survey prior to the intervention
Completion of the screening survey or pre-intervention surveys in an improbably fast time
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Screening Questionnaire
- Pre-Intervention Questionnaires (~10 minutes)
- SSI (Single-session intervention (~30 minutes) Active arm
- SSI (Single-session intervention (~30 minutes) control arm
- End-of-Intervention Questionnaires (~5 minutes)
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Virginia Commonwealth University
Lead sponsor
National Eating Disorders Association
Collaborator