Development and Testing of a Mobile App to Scale Delivery of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

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Conditions studied: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

In brief

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a serious and impairing eating disorder - occurring in up to 4% of adults - for which most individuals do not have access to treatment. The proposed study aims to develop and test a mobile app to scale delivery of cognitive-behavioral therapy for ARFID. Knowledge gained will contribute to the development of a clinically accessible, scalable, inexpensive treatment for ARFID, a highly impairing disorder for which there are significant barriers to care access.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06898177

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

60

Starts

2026-04-13

Expected to finish

2030-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder based on DSM-5 criteria
• Must not have completed face-to-face CBT-AR at the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Ability to speak, write, and understand English
• Residence in the United States
• Access to an internet-connected smartphone device

You may not qualify if…

• Underweight status (i.e., BMI < 18.5 kg/m2)
• Complete lack of oral intake or dependence on supplemental feeding
• Feeding or eating disorder other than ARFID
• Any comorbid clinically significant disorder that would require attention beyond the study treatment
• Medical instability requiring inpatient care according to the American Psychiatric Association 2023 treatment guidelines for eating disorders 7. Medical history of intellectual disability 8. Illiteracy

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)

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