ArticleJournal of eating disorders2023
Effectiveness of virtually delivered Body Project groups to prevent eating disorders in young women at risk: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Article in Journal of eating disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05993728 (Effectiveness of the Body Project to Prevent Eating Disorders in Young Females at Risk), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Effectiveness of the Body Project to Prevent Eating Disorders in Young Females at Risk: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Collective responsibility and ecological thinking in eating disorders: moving beyond individualistic models of illness and recovery.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- The Virtual-Body Project Reduces Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Young Adult Brazilian Women: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The INTERconNEcT-EDs app-based self-help program for people with eating disorders: a usability and qualitative study.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Further evidence of the association between social media use, eating disorder pathology and appearance ideals and pressure: a cross-sectional study in Norwegian adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundEating disorders (EDs) are a group of mental illnesses associated with significant psychological and physiological consequences. Overall, only about one-fifth of individuals with EDs receive treatment and treatment is effective for only about one-third for those who receive care. The development and implementation of effective prevention approaches for those at risk is therefore pivotal. The Body Project is the most effective ED prevention program for at-risk women according to several meta-analyses, but reach is limited since delivery, traditionally, has been in-person. Moreover, peer-led Body Project groups have been reported to produce stronger effects than clinician-led Body Project groups when delivered in-person. This has not yet been examined for virtually delivered Body Project groups. This study therefore seeks to investigate the effect of virtual Body Project groups delivered by peers versus clinicians on ED risk factors, ED symptoms, and prospective ED onset.
methodsYoung women with body image concerns aged 16-25 years (N = 441) will be included in the study and randomized to three conditions: (i) virtually delivered Body Project groups led by clinicians; (ii) virtually delivered Body Project groups led by peers; and (iii) psychoeducational control group. Participants will complete assessments at five timepoints over two years (pretest, posttest, 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years). DISCUSSION: Further research is needed to examine approaches to increase the potential for broad implementation of prevention of EDs. The virtual modality of the Body Project could markedly expand the reach for young women at risk. If findings confirm that peers can deliver virtual Body Project groups as effectively as clinicians, this will further enhance the implementation potential.
trial registrationThe present study has been registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05993728).
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