This study will use a data base of archived therapy sessions of family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa to determine the role of fidelity to treatment and outcome. In addition, it will develop a novel, more efficient way to train therapists in family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa and examine if it is feasible to conduct a trial comparing this novel training to standard, more intensive training.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
47
Therapists will receive standard training in Family Based Treatment (FBT)
Therapists will receive a novel training in Family Based Treatment (FBT)
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States
Feasibility
The primary outcome will be feasibility (e.g., recruitment, attrition, assessment battery, resource costs) to conduct a sufficiently powered comparative study.
Time frame: end of treatment (approximately 1.5 years after beginning training)
Fidelity
Secondary outcomes include exploring differences in therapist fidelity and relationships between fidelity and patient outcomes between these two groups (e.g., fidelity and weight change at session 4).
Time frame: Session 4, end of training (approximately 1.5 years after beginning training)
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