ArticleThe International journal of eating disorders2019
The Female Athlete Body project study: 18-month outcomes in eating disorder symptoms and risk factors.
Article in The International journal of eating disorders, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01735994 (Healthy Weight Intervention in Female Athletes), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Healthy Weight Intervention in Female Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Eating-disorder psychopathology in female athletes and non-athletes: A meta-analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a Menstrual Health Education Intervention on Female Athletes' Knowledge and Communication.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Managing Exercise in Eating Disorder Treatment and Adapting Treatment for Athletes.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Protecting women's health in sport: the role of low energy availability in the Female Athlete Triad and RED-S.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- A community-based educational initiative to support awareness of relative energy deficiency in sport among adolescent athletes.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Function Over Form: A Longitudinal Study of Predictors and Mediation Pathways for Disordered Eating in Elite Athletes.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- The Natural History of Bone Stress Injuries in Athletes: From Inception to Resolution.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Exploring different interventions for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs): A systematic review.JSAMS plus · 2025Review
- Comparing Population-General and Sport-Specific Correlates of Disordered Eating Amongst Elite Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- An Umbrella Review of Body Image Concerns, Disordered Eating, and Eating Disorders in Elite Athletes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Mental Health in the Specialized Athlete.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- 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
- Intervention in professional dance students to increase mental health- and nutrition literacy: A controlled trial with follow up.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
- Preventing eating pathology among elite adolescent ballet dancers: a pilot trial of the Athlete Body Project.Eating disordersArticle
- Application of implementation science frameworks to inform the adaptation process of an evidence-based eating disorder prevention program for high-risk perinatal individuals.Implementation research and practiceArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of the Female Athlete Body project (FAB) in reducing eating disorder (ED) symptoms and risk factors.
methodThis study was a community participatory three-site, two-arm, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT). Female collegiate athletes (N = 481) were randomly assigned by team to the FAB intervention, a behavioral ED risk factor reduction program, or a waitlist control condition. Primary analyses examined 18-month effects for ED pathology. Secondary analyses examined risk factors and correlates (e.g., thin-ideal internalization, negative mood, Female Athlete Triad knowledge, and body mass index [BMI]).
resultsLinear mixed effects models with team as a cluster level variable and study condition as a between-subjects variable revealed significantly reduced dietary restraint in FAB teams relative to control teams. FAB teams also reported significantly fewer objective and subjective binge episodes than control teams. Finally, FAB teams showed significantly lower thin-ideal internalization and increased BMI at 18-months. No other significant differences were found. DISCUSSION: This RCT examined the effects of a short intervention on ED pathology and risk factors in female collegiate athletes through 18-month follow-up. This trial is one of only three trials with female athletes that have shown long-term reductions in any ED symptoms or produced positive effects on ED risk factors. The present study is the first to find such effects with athletes using a brief (i.e., 4 hr) intervention at 18-month follow-up. Although small effects were found, the current trial provides valuable lessons about future design and implementation of similar trials with athletes.
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