Implementing an Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Youth in Nova Scotia

Обзор

The goal of this study is to evaluate the Body Project, which is an eating disorder prevention program for youth 15-22 years old. The main question it aims to answer is 'Can an eating disorder prevention program, specifically the Body Project, be successfully delivered to youth in Nova Scotia'? This study will determine the feasibility of implementing the Body Project in Nova Scotia by assessing the following objectives: 1. Acceptability (how well the Body Project is received by, and the extent to which it is perceived as meeting the needs of, youth in Nova Scotia). 2. Demand (the extent to which youth in Nova Scotia are interested in and willing to engage with the program). 3. Integration (the extent to which the Body Project is judged as feasible by the group facilitators). 4. Effectiveness (the extent to which the Body Project reduces eating disorder risk factors in youth in Nova Scotia). Participants will: * Attend a total of 4-4.5 hours of Body Project group sessions, which are led by peer mentors. * Complete outcome measure questionnaires before their first session and after their last session. * Participate in a focus group with their session group members after their last session.

Вмешательства

• Поведенческое Eating disorder prevention program (the Body Project)
  The Body Project is an eating disorder prevention program for girls and young women aged 15-22 years old. The program will be delivered in groups of 6-10 youth by peer mentors, and in two formats: in-person and virtual. We are assessing two versions of the program - a 6-session version (6 weekly 45-minute sessions) and a 2-session version (2 weekly 2-hour sessions). Participants will be divided into 4 cohorts: high school in-person, university in-person, high school-aged (15-18 years) virtual, a

Первичные конечные точки

• Acceptability of the Body Project as measured with focus groups [Срок оценки: Immediately following completion of the final Body Project session for each group (week 2 for university and virtual groups; or week 6 for high school in-person groups)]

Вторичные конечные точки (7)

• Acceptability of the Body Project as measured with program dropout rate [Срок оценки: From a participant's first session (week 1) to last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).]
• Acceptability of the Body Project as measured with a questionnaire on participant satisfaction with the program [Срок оценки: After a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).]
• Demand for the Body Project as measured with recruitment rate [Срок оценки: At 24 months after recruitment begins.]
• Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing pursuit of the thin ideal as measured with the Thin-Ideal Internalization Scale (TIIS) [Срок оценки: From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).]
• Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing body dissatisfaction as measured with the Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale (SDBPS) [Срок оценки: From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).]
• Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing negative affect as measured with the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale-Revised (PANAS-X) [Срок оценки: From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).]
• Effectiveness of the Body Project for reducing disordered eating behaviors and attitudes as measured with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) [Срок оценки: From baseline to after a participant's last session (either week 2 or week 6, depending on group).]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Self-identify as a girl/woman.
• Be between the ages of 15-22 years old.
• For inclusion in an in-person group, an individual must be currently enrolled as a student at the school where they will participate in sessions.
• For inclusion in a virtual BP group, an individual must live in and/or attend school in Nova Scotia, and have access to a computer (e.g., laptop, desktop computer, cellphone) with internet connection and a webcam that can be used in a private location (if a participant does not have a private location to use when attending sessions, they will be asked to wear headphones).
• Able to complete English computer-based self-report questionnaires (with adequate accommodation, if necessary).
• Provides informed consent (or verbal assent with informed consent provided by parent/guardian).

Критерии исключения

• Previous participation in the Body Project.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

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Модель

Одна группа

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Профилактика

Центры проведения

Канада · 1 центр

• Abbie J Lane Memorial Building, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority — Halifax

Публикации

• Sekhon M, Cartwright M, Francis JJ. Acceptability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Jan 26;17(1):88. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2031-8. PMID 28126032
• Attkisson CC, Zwick R. The client satisfaction questionnaire. Psychometric properties and correlations with service utilization and psychotherapy outcome. Eval Program Plann. 1982;5(3):233-7. doi: 10.1016/0149-7189(82)90074-x. PMID 10259963

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT06963086 · EDPP-P2

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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