N/A
N=69
The Body Project: Comparing the Effectiveness of an In-person and Virtually Delivered Intervention.
Eating Disorders
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05794763 ↗Enrolled (actual)
69
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Change Over Time in Body Dissatisfaction — .42; 0.51 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Peer Led Group Intervention (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Primary completion
- Mar 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change Over Time in Body Dissatisfaction |
.42; 0.51 | — |
| PRIMARY Change Over Time in Thin Ideal Internalization |
-0.64; -0.59 | — |
| SECONDARY Change Over Time in Negative Affect |
-0.17; -0.41 | — |
| SECONDARY Change Over Time in Dieting |
-0.48; -0.77 | — |
| SECONDARY Body Comparison Orientation |
-0.38; -0.60 | — |
| SECONDARY Change Over Time in Social Appearance Anxiety |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Change Over Time in Body Compassion |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Change Over Time in Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Scale |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Eating Disorder Behaviors (Events) as a Measure of Change Over Time in Eating Disorder Symptoms |
-5.22; -3.68 | — |
| SECONDARY Body Project Specific Attitude Measures |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Body Project Specific Outcome Measures |
— | — |
Summary
This present study will compare the efficacy of in-person versus virtually-delivered Body Project groups. It will also evaluate whether this body acceptance class produces greater reductions in eating disorder risk factor symptoms (pursuit of the thin ideal, body dissatisfaction, dieting, dietary restraint, negative affect, eating disorder symptoms, and the future onset of eating disorders over a 3-month follow-up in this population. It will also evaluate the effectiveness of this body acceptance class's ability to impact social appearance anxiety, body compassion, and self-stigma surrounding attaining help.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participants had to express body image concerns and all gender identities besides cisgender and transgender men were eligible.
Exclusion Criteria
- Cisgender and transgender men were excluded due to the fact that The Body Project is typically administered with groups of all cisgender women.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05794763). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.