The aim of this study is to pilot an innovative motivational text-message intervention for individuals with anorexia nervosa and subthreshold anorexia nervosa. Patients will receive personalized motivational text-messages as an adjunct to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT will be provided to patients at no cost for the duration of the study. The investigators hypothesize that the text-messages will help increase motivation to change and kilocalorie intake and decrease eating disordered behavior.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
Eating Disorders Program, Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Change in Motivation to Change Eating Disorder Behaviors
Time frame: Daily for 8 weeks
Change in Eating Disorder Symptoms
Time frame: Daily for 8 weeks
Kilocalorie Intake (measured by self-report food records)
Time frame: Daily for 8 weeks
Feasibility measured by compliance with daily questionnaire
Time frame: 8 weeks
Acceptability measured by self-report ratings
Time frame: 8 weeks
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