Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2017
The Female Athlete Body (FAB) study: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics.
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Healthy Weight Intervention in Female Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Recent Innovations in Eating Disorder Prevention and Early Intervention.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
- Symptoms of mental illness among university student-athletes during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Canada.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Psychometric properties of the contextual body image questionnaire for athletes: a replication and extension study in female collegiate athletes.Journal of eating disorders · 2021Article
- The Female Athlete Body project study: 18-month outcomes in eating disorder symptoms and risk factors.The International journal of eating disorders · 2019Article
- The Athletes' Relationships with Training scale (ART): A self-report measure of unhealthy training behaviors associated with eating disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2018Article
- Preventing eating pathology among elite adolescent ballet dancers: a pilot trial of the Athlete Body Project.Eating disordersArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEating Disorders (EDs) are serious psychiatric illnesses marked by psychiatric comorbidity, medical complications, and functional impairment. Research indicates that female athletes are often at greater risk for developing ED pathology versus non-athlete females. The Female Athlete Body (FAB) study is a three-site, randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to assess the efficacy of a behavioral ED prevention program for female collegiate athletes when implemented by community providers. This paper describes the design, intervention, and participant baseline characteristics. Future papers will discuss outcomes.
methodsFemale collegiate athletes (N=481) aged 17-21 were randomized by site, team, and sport type to either FAB or a waitlist control group. FAB consisted of three sessions (1.3h each) of a behavioral ED prevention program. Assessments were conducted at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention (3weeks), and six-, 12-, and 18-month follow-ups.
resultsThis study achieved 96% (N=481) of target recruitment (N=500). Few group differences emerged at baseline. Total sample analyses revealed moderately low baseline instances of ED symptoms and clinical cases.
conclusionsHealth risks associated with EDs necessitate interventions for female athletes. The FAB study is the largest existing RCT for female athletes aimed at both reduction of ED risk factors and ED prevention. The methods presented and population recruited for this study represent an ideal intervention for assessing the effects of FAB on both the aforementioned outcomes. We anticipate that findings of this study (reported in future papers) will make a significant contribution to the ED risk factor reduction and prevention literature.
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