Optimizing a Smartphone Application for Individuals With Eating Disorders

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Eating Disorders, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa

In brief

This study will augment an existing mobile application for individuals with eating disorders by developing adaptive, tailored content targeting remediation of cognitive distortions. The adaptive application will be deployed and assessed for efficacy relative to the standard product in a randomized controlled trial.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02503098
Run by: Recovery Record Research
People needed: 3340
Starts: 2016-11-23
Expected to finish: 2018-09-13
Last updated by the study team: 2020-10-06

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Meets criteria for clinically significant symptoms of eating disorder using self-report measures
Has an Android or iPhone and is willing to use phone for the study
Is able to speak and read English
Lives within the United States of America
Is at least 16 years of age

You may not qualify if…

Has visual, hearing, voice, or motor impairment that would prevent completion of study and treatment procedures
Has any psychiatric condition for which participation in a clinical trial of psychotherapy may be either inappropriate or dangerous (e.g., psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, severe post traumatic stress disorder, etc.).
Exhibits severe suicidality, including ideation, plan, and intent.
Currently receiving weekly psychotherapy or planning to receive weekly psychotherapy for eating disorder during the 12 weeks of the study.

Where it is running

Recovery Record Research — San Francisco, California, United States
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences — Stanford, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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