The investigators plan to collect preliminary data on the feasibility, acceptability, and user uptake of a personalized self-guided mobile intervention for disordered eating (DE) and test the initial clinical efficacy of this intervention. Women (N=50) who endorse significant DE will complete two weeks of smart-phone self-monitoring to identify target problems and will be sent two self-guided modules of personalized treatment directly to their smart-phones. The investigators will assess engagement with the modules throughout two months and administer baseline, week 5, and week 8 assessments for acceptability, uptake, and initial clinical efficacy (e.g., DE symptoms, anxiety, quality of life). The investigators will also complete a focus group (n=10) with a subset of users to receive input on the mobile-application assessment and ease of self-guided intervention modules.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Women who endorse significant DE will complete two weeks of smart-phone self-monitoring to identify target problems and will be sent two self-guided modules of personalized treatment directly to their smart-phones.
Eating Anxiety Treatment Laboratory and Clinic
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Disordered eating symptoms
Changes in disordered eating symptoms will be assessed with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire-6 (EDE-Q6)
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Anxiety
Changes in anxiety will be assessed with the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Depression
Changes in depression will be assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory-2 (BDI-2)
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Clinical Impairment
Changes in clinical impairment will be assessed with the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA)
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Quality of life
Changes in quality of life will be assessed with the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS)
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
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