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Trial reportThe International journal of eating disorders2020

Peer mentorship as an adjunct intervention for the treatment of eating disorders: A pilot randomized trial.

Lisa M Ranzenhofer, Mylene Wilhelmy, Annabella Hochschild, Kaitlin Sanzone, B Timothy Walsh, Evelyn Attia

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The International journal of eating disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lisa M RanzenhoferDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7199-6998
Mylene WilhelmyDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Annabella HochschildDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Kaitlin SanzoneDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
B Timothy WalshDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Evelyn AttiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

Funding

Research Training in Biobehavioral Disturbances of Eating DisordersT32MH096679 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI EVELYN ATTIA, B. TIMOTHY WALSH · 2013 to 2026
$2.4M
NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH096679
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePeer mentorship has been shown to be helpful for other mental health conditions, but it has been understudied for patients with eating disorders. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of peer mentorship for individuals with eating disorders by conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT). TRIAL

designParallel three-arm pilot RCT with 1:1:1 allocation to peer mentorship, social support mentorship (active comparison intervention), and waiting list.

methodSixty outpatients with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), or binge-eating disorder (BED) were randomly assigned to a condition. Outcome measures, including eating disorder symptoms and general psychopathology, were completed at baseline, mid-, and postintervention.

resultsSession attendance and acceptability ratings were higher in peer mentorship than social support mentorship. More participants in social support mentorship (39%) dropped out compared to peer mentorship (5%). In intent-to-treat analysis, peer mentorship showed greater reductions in body dissatisfaction and anxiety compared with both control groups. Compared with social support mentorship, peer mentorship had greater reductions in depression. Compared with waiting list, peer mentorship had greater reduction in binge eating days/week in patients with BN/BED and restriction days/week in patients with AN. Peer mentorship did not impact body mass index or reentry into higher level of care. DISCUSSION: This pilot RCT provides preliminary evidence that peer mentorship is effective for some cognitive and behavioral symptoms of eating disorders as an adjunct to outpatient treatment. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of peer mentorship in absence of treatment.

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AdolescentAdultFeeding and Eating DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMentorsMiddle AgedPeer GroupPilot ProjectsYoung Adultanorexia nervosabinge-eating disorderbulimia nervosapeer-based interventionpeer mentorshiprandomized controlled trial

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PMID32159243
PMCPMC7383944

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