CompletedNot Applicable

In the Mirror: Functional Appreciated Bodies (IM FAB)

United States275 participantsStarted 2018-04-01

Plain-language summary

The current project aims to examine the concept of promoting attention toward body functionality and gratitude using a weekly functionality-based mirror exposure and body functionality gratitude "journaling" text prompts three days a week for three weeks to examine whether this helps foster positive body image and decrease eating disorder symptoms in a sample of undergraduate females, a population at particularly high risk of body image dissatisfaction and consequent eating disorder development.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

FEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Undergraduate female aged 18-23 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Self-definition as having an active eating disorder * Participation in the Body Project

Questions worth asking your doctor

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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Questions for the trial coordinator

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Change in Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire scores (MBSRQ; Cash, 2000)

Timeframe: Change from Baseline MBSRQ scores to 20 weeks

Change in Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale scores (EDDS; Stice, Fisher & Martinez, 2004)

Timeframe: Change from baseline EDDS scores to 20 weeks

Change in Body Checking Questionnaire scores (BCQ; Reas, Whisenhunt, Netemeyer, & Williamson, 2002)

Timeframe: Change from baseline BCQ scores to 20 weeks

Change in Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire scores (BIAQ; Rosen, Srebnik, Saltzberg, & Wendt, 1991)

Timeframe: Change from baseline BIAQ scores to 20 weeks

Change in Body Appreciation Scale-2 scores (BAS-2; Tylka, & Wood-Barcalow, 2015)

Timeframe: Change from baseline BAS-2 scores to 20 weeks

Change in Functional Appreciation Scale scores (FAS; Alleva, Tylka, & Van Deist, 2017)

Timeframe: Change from baseline FAS scores to 20 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04118972

SponsorUnion College, New York

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-07-01

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