Clinical Trial: Open vs. Blind Weighing Study In Adolescents and Young Adult With Eating Disorders
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Eating Disorders
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Evaluating Open Weighing and Blind Weighing in the Treatment of Adolescents and Young Adults With Eating Disorders
Brief Summary:
Current treatments for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with eating disorders (EDs) do not effectively address a central ED symptom - anxiety about weight gain - which contributes to poor outcomes.The proposed study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and underlying mechanisms of an enhanced version of "open weighing," a cognitive-behavioral intervention designed to target anxiety about weight gain in AYAs with EDs.Understanding how to better treat AYAs with EDs, and identifying the…
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