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NCT Number: NCT04263155

The Peer-Delivered Body Project for Young Women in High School

This study will evaluate the impact of the Body Project (a dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders) on key eating disorder risk factors and relevant social and self-constructs at three time-points (pre, post, and one-year follow-up). Young women will be recruited from two high schools and will be randomized to receive the Body Project or to the control group. The Body Project will be facilitated by college-aged women.

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Key information

Conditions

Eating Disorders in Adolescence

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado, 80309, United States

About this study

Preventive models that can avert the onset of eating disorders and innovative delivery methods that increase engagement with care offer a promising approach to improving the mental health and wellness of young women. This study aims to implement and evaluate the Body Project, a 4-hour dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders with high school young women using a peer delivery model. This study will evaluate the impact of the Body Project on key eating disorder risk factors and relevant social and self-constructs at three time-points (pre, post, and one-year follow-up). Young women will be recruited from two high schools and will be randomized to receive the Body Project program or to the control group. The Body Project will be facilitated by college-aged young women who have been trained to deliver the Body Project.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Female high school student

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous participation in the Body Project program

Treatment and study plan

The Body Project

Behavioral

The Body Project is a 4-hour dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders. The curriculum consists of written, verbal, and behavioral exercises that provide participants with the opportunity to voluntarily and publicly critique the appearance ideal.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Thin-Ideal Internalization Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of endorsement of the thin ideal (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of thin ideal internalization)

  2. Change in Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of body dissatisfaction (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of dissatisfaction)

  3. Change in Dutch Restrained Eating Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of dietary restraint (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of eating restraint)

  4. Change in Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale-Revised

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of negative affect (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of negative affect)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Objectified Body Consciousness Scale - Body Surveillance Subscale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of body monitoring and surveillance (scale 1-7 with higher scores indicating higher levels of body surveillance)

  2. Change in UCLA Loneliness Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of loneliness (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of loneliness)

  3. Change in Inventory of Peer Influence on Eating Concerns

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of peer influence on eating and body concerns (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of peer influence)

  4. Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure for depressive symptom severity(scale 0-3 with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression)

  5. Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure for symptoms of generalized anxiety (scale 0-3 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety)

  6. Change in General Self-Efficacy Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of self-efficacy (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-efficacy)

  7. Change in Self-Compassion Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of self-compassion (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-compassion)

  8. Change in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up

    Self-report measure of global self-worth (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-esteem)

  9. Sense of Belonging (Body Project group only)

    Time frame: Baseline

    Self-report measure of anticipated belonging with group (scale 1-7 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anticipated belonging)

  10. Sense of Belonging Follow-Up (Body Project group only)

    Time frame: Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline)

    Self-report measure of belonging with group (scale 1-7 with higher scores indicating higher levels of experienced belonging)

  11. Working Alliance Inventory (Body Project group only)

    Time frame: Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline)

    Self-report measure of therapeutic alliance with peer leaders (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of working alliance)

  12. Program Satisfaction (Body Project group only)

    Time frame: Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline)

    Self-reported ratings of satisfaction with program and peer leaders (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of program satisfaction)

  13. Fidelity and Competence (Body Project group only)

    Time frame: From the first Body Project session to the final (fourth) Body Project session, 4 weeks on average

    Observer-rated assessments of peer leader fidelity and competence (scale 1-10 with higher scores indicating higher levels of facilitator fidelity and competence)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Boulder

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Implementation and Evaluation of the Peer-Delivered Body Project for Young Women in High School

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Feb 10, 2020
Registry last updated
Jun 26, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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