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NCT Number: NCT02480907

Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders in Austria (SUCCEAT)

The purpose of the "Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Austria" (SUCCEAT) - study is to compare Workshop, Internet-based and Conventional Parental Support Groups for carers of chilren and adolescents between 10 and 18 years in a randomized controlled trial for the first time in Austria.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Behavior Feeding and Eating Disorders Mental Disorders Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Age range

10 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Medical University of Vienna, Dep. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Vienna, 1090, Austria

About this study

According to NICE guidelines, eating disordered patients should be managed on an outpatient basis. This challenge seems to put a heavy burden on most caregivers. Schmidt and Treasure (2006) argued that obsessive compulsive personality traits, emotional avoidance, pro-anorectic beliefs and responses of close others like dysfunctional communication styles impair the outcome. The construct of expressed emotions reflects on the amount of criticism, hostility and emotional over-involvement expressed by relatives of psychiatric patients towards them. A special program for parents is developed to equip caregivers with knowledge and skills to change maintaining factors and therefore improve the patient's outcome. Furthermore coping strategies are provided to help carers to reduce their burden. We start a randomized controlled trial comparing two interventions with a conventional group. We compare Workshops (Intervention Group 1), Internet-based (Intervention Group 2) and Conventional (Control Group) Carers´ Support Groups. Before starting the intervention (T0, baseline), at the end of the intervention (T1) and 1 year after the intervention (T2, follow up) assessments will be conducted via questionnaires and interviews. Parents of 48 children and adolescents within the age group of 10-17 years suffering from anorexia or bulimia nervosa will be involved in each group, resulting in an overall sample size of 144. The investigators aim is to equip parents with knowledge and skills in order to support their children's recovery, prevent relapse and improve their own wellbeing. The long term goal is to provide low-threshold, cost-effective, time-efficient and superregional support for parents in the future.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • children and adolescents aged 10-18, who suffer from anorexia or bulimia nervosa and their primary caregivers

Exclusion criteria

  • no written informed consent possible due to intelligence or no willingness by parents to include minor

Treatment and study plan

Workshop Group

Behavioral

Workshop support group

Internet-based support group

Behavioral

Internet based support group with E-mail coaching

Primary outcomes

  1. Psychological morbidity and distress in caregivers are measured with the "Gerneral Health Questionnaire - 12"

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

Secondary outcomes

  1. Emotional problems in caregivers will be measured with the "Beck Depression Inventory" (measures the severity of Depression)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  2. Emotional problems in caregivers will be measured with the "State- Trait Anxiety Inventory"

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  3. Emotional Problems will be measured with the "The Family-Questionnaire" (measures the emotional climate within the Family)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  4. Emotional problems in caregivers will be measured with the "Symptom Checklist-90-Revised" (measures psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  5. Behavioral and social problems in caregivers will be measured with the "Caregiver Skills Scale" (measures caregiver skills that may be helpful in supporting people with anorexia nervosa)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  6. Behavioral and social problems in caregivers will be measured with the "Eating Disorder Symptom Impact Scale" (measures which impact the eating disorder symptoms of the patient have upon the well-being of the caregiver)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  7. Behavioral and social problems in caregivers will be measured with the german Version of the "University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale " (= Fragebogen zur Erfassung der Veränderungsbereitschaft) (measures stages of Change)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  8. Needs of carers will be measured with the "Carers' Needs Assessment Measure" (measures the needs of carers of patients with an eating disorder)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  9. Caregiving appraisal will be measured with the "Experience of Caregiving Inventory" (measures general aspects of care giving experiences)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  10. Behavioural and emotional problems in patients are measured via the "Youth self Report"

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  11. Emotional Problems in patients are measured via the "Family Emotional Involvement and Criticism Scale" (measures expressed emotions)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  12. Emotional Problems in patients are measured via the german questionnaire "Fragebogen zur gesundheitsbezogenen Lebensqualität bei Kinder und Jugendlichen" (measures life-Quality; only available in german).

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  13. The presence of the eating disorder in the patients will be measured via the "Eating Disorder Examination" (measures the range and severity of the eating disorder components)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Interview

  14. The presence of the eating disorder in the patients will be measured via the "Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa Stages of Change Questionnaire" (measures the motivation to change in the patients with an eating disorder)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

  15. Feasibility and Acceptability of the workshops and online modules (Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, developed by our research group)

    Time frame: 15 months

    Questionnaire

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Other

Collaborators

  • Pharmig - Gesundheitsziele aus dem Rahmen-Pharmavertrag

Registry information

Official study title

Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders in Austria (SUCCEAT) - A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Workshop, Internet-based and Conventional Parental Support Groups

Acronym: SUCCEAT

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jun 25, 2015
Registry last updated
Mar 7, 2019

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