The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a new digital intervention decreases eating disorder symptoms in young women and girls at risk by changing how they experience thoughts and feelings about their body. The digital intervention is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Participants will be randomly assigned (like a coin toss) to either the new digital intervention or education modules completed online. The main questions are: Does the digital intervention change how participants experience thoughts and feelings about their body or how they react to eating disorder triggers (e.g., images of idealized bodies)? Do these changes lead to decreases in eating disorder symptoms? Is the intervention acceptable and at the right dose? Participants will: Complete seven brief digital sessions over about 8 weeks. Complete interviews, surveys and lab assessments of reaction to body-related words and images. Participants are followed for about 1 year.
Age range
15 Years – 25 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change from Baseline in the Body Image - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BI-AAQ)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Body-Image Stroop Bias Score
Timeframe: Baseline, 8 weeks, 24 weeks
Change from Baseline in Eye Gaze Fixations - Body-Image Related Images
Timeframe: Baseline, 8 weeks, 24 weeks
Acceptability of the intervention
Timeframe: 8 weeks
Change from Baseline in Eating Disorder Examination (EDE)
Timeframe: Baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Eating Disorder Examination - Questionnaire (EDE-Q)
Timeframe: Baseline, 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA)
Timeframe: Baseline, 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks
Change from Baseline in the Comprehensive Assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes -10 (CompACT-10)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks
Change from Baseline in Daily Levels of Body Image Distress and Psychological Flexibility
Timeframe: Baseline, 8 Weeks