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Feasibility and Acceptability of Metacognitive Training for Eating Disorders in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

NCT07435818 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2026-03-13

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Summary

This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of Metacognitive Training for Eating Disorders (MCT-ED) in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa.

Conditions

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Metacognitive Training for Eating Disorders

The intervention consists of six modules delivered across six synchronous sessions, each lasting up to 50 minutes, over a six-week period, and conducted by a mental health specialist nurse. The intervention includes one thinking styles module, two cognitive flexibility modules, two perfectionism modules, and one concluding summary module. At the beginning of each session, exercises completed at home between sessions are reviewed. All sessions are conducted individually via a video-conferencing platform, with materials presented using Microsoft PowerPoint®. Each module incorporates psychoeducational content, interactive exercises, videos, and guided reflection activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Comprehensive Health Research Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Évora

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lara Pinho, PhD · Universidade de Évora, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) LA-REAL, Évora, Portugal

  • Francisco Sampaio · Nursing School of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

  • Andreia Espírito Santo, PhD Student · NOVA National School of Public Health, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, REAL, CCAL, Portugal

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-02
Primary Completion
2027-03-31
Completion
2027-06-30

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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