Evaluating Body Acceptance Programs for Young Men

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Conditions studied: Body Image Disturbance, Eating Disorder Symptom, Eating Behavior, Dysmorphic Features, Dysmorphic Disorder, Body, Dysmorphia, Eating Disorders, Exercise, Compulsive

In brief

While eating disorders in males are often overlooked, up to 7 million men in the United States will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. Critically, men are less likely to seek treatment for an eating disorder compared to women. Therefore, prevention programs that target male-specific eating disorder risk factors prior to the development of an eating or appearance-related disorder are crucial in reducing eating disorders in this population. Preliminary work by our group established the initial efficacy of a novel program, the Body Project: More than Muscles (MTM) compared to assessment-only control. This study will replicate and extend this research by comparing MTM to a time and attention matched control used in previous eating disorder prevention work, media advocacy (MA).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05258409

Run by

Auburn University

People needed

241

Starts

2022-08-16

Expected to finish

2025-01-27

Last updated by the study team

2025-05-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 to 30 years old
• Identify as male
• Endorse body image concerns
• Speak English and able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis of a DSM-5 eating disorder determined by SCID-5
• Significant neuropsychiatric illness (e.g., dementia, untreated severe psychiatric illness determined by SCID-unmedicated bipolar disorder, psychosis, or active suicidal ideation)
• Older than 30 years old
• Younger than 18 years old
• Non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Auburn University — Auburn, Alabama, United States

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