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Effectiveness of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program (The Body Project II)

NCT00663754 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 306

Last updated 2014-03-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of dissonance-based eating disorder prevention programs in reducing body dissatisfaction among young women with body image concerns.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program

Participants will engage in verbal, written, and behavioral exercises in which they will critique the thin ideal. These exercises will be conducted in sessions and in homework activities. The exercises will aim to increase body image satisfaction by helping participants to think critically about the thin ideal and to discuss some of the problems associated with the pursuit of this ideal.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational brochure

Participants will receive a mailed educational brochure about a healthy body image only.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Oregon Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eric Stice · Oregon Research Institute

  • Paul Rhode · Oregon Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-10-31
Completion
2012-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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