Body-dissatisfactionNCT03219814
Cognitive Dissonance and Attentional Biases Related to Body Dissatisfaction
A study testing The Body Project and Mediapsychoeducation in people with Body-dissatisfaction, run by University of Calgary at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to assess a cognitive dissonance-based eating disorder prevention intervention program on its ability to reduce attentional biases in body-dissatisfied women. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Body-dissatisfaction
- What is being tested?
- The Body Project and Mediapsychoeducation
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 228 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 19 May 2017to 30 Apr 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- body-dissatisfied for three conditions (cognitive dissonance, media psychoeducation, waitlist control)
- body-satisfied for one condition (body-satisfied assessment only condition)
- female-identified for all conditions
Who cannot join
- male-identified
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Does a Cognitive Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Intervention Reduce Attentional Biases in Body-Dissatisfied Women?
The purpose of this study is to assess a cognitive dissonance-based eating disorder prevention intervention program on its ability to reduce attentional biases in body-dissatisfied women.
Read the detailed description
Eating disorders are some of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders affecting women in Westernized cultures, and are associated with a range of medical complications; in severe cases, eating disorders can lead to death. Unfortunately, a large proportion of individuals with eating disorders do not receive treatment, and of those who do receive treatment, only approximately 40-50% of clients are symptom-free at the end of treatment. In addition to limited efficacy, existing treatments can be time-consuming and costly. From both public health and humanitarian perspectives it is best to prevent eating disorders prior to their emergence.
This study will use a randomized, controlled design to investigate the effects of a cognitive dissonance-based intervention on attentional biases for weight words in body-dissatisfied women. Cognitive dissonance is thought to occur when there is a discrepancy between one's beliefs or attitudes, and behaviour. The experience of dissonance is thought to create discomfort, and resultantly individuals change their beliefs to be in line with their behaviours. Thus, the core tenet of cognitive dissonance-based interventions is the concept of engaging participants in counter-attitudinal behaviours (e.g., speaking out against the thin ideal) to enact change through cognitive dissonance. This cognitive dissonance-based intervention (The Body Project) targets body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization, and eating disorder symptoms.
Almost all research on the Body Project has assessed its efficacy via self-report, however, this study will use an eye-tracker to measure the gaze. Attentional biases are less susceptible to self-reporting biases than traditional pencil-and-paper questionnaires and so are a more reliable measure of cognitive processing The participants in this study will be placed into one of three different conditions: cognitive dissonance (CD), media psychoeducation (MP), or waitlist control (WL), and a similar number of women will be allocated to the body-satisfied (BS) condition. Both the CD and MP intervention groups will consist of two approximately 2-hour sessions scheduled one week apart, as well as a 30-minute online follow-up questionnaire 1 month after the second intervention/assessment session. Individuals allocated to WL will begin to receive the intervention approximately 5 weeks after the CD and MP groups (after their 1 month follow-up survey). The BS group will consist of two approximately 35- to 40-minute assessment-only sessions scheduled one week apart.
All groups of participants will full out several self-report questionnaire as well as participate in a brief eye-tracking assessment both before and after their allocated intervention group (the BS condition and waitlist control will only complete the questionnaires and eye tracking assessment). Participants will sign up for a group time slot, and the group time slots will be randomly assigned to be given either the CD, and MP, or the WL condition.
Participants will be recruited through the University of Calgary Department of Psychology Research Participation System (RPS) as well as campus community participants recruited through campus advertisements. Potential participants will be pre-screened for the presence of body dissatisfaction (or body satisfaction for the BS assessment only group).
- Conditions
- Body-dissatisfaction
- Being tested
- The Body Project, Mediapsychoeducation
- Keywords
- body-image, attention, cognitive dissonance, eating disorder prevention
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The Body ProjectOther
The Body Project is a dissonance-based body-acceptance program designed to help high school girls and college-age women resist cultural pressures to conform to the appearance ideal standard of female beauty and reduce their pursuit of unrealistic bodies. The Body Project is supported by more research than any other body image program and has been found to reduce onset of eating disorders.
MediapsychoeducationOther
Mediapsychoeducation is used to educate individuals on psychological issues through the use of various medias, in this study mediapsychoeducation is being used to educate individuals on eating disorders and the thin ideal.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Dissonance Intervention | Experimental | Participants in the Cognitive Dissonance condition will complete tasks from Becker et al.'s (2005) 2-session adaptation of the Body Project. In the intervention groups, participants will be asked to consider the costs of pursuing the thin ideal in verbal, written, and behavioural exercises. Participants will be asked to assume the role as a body activist, and will be given several opportunities to vocalize opposition to the social forces that drive the thin ideal throughout the sessions.
The first session will involve exercises and discussions about the thin ideal and the costs associated with pursuing it. They will be given a homework assignment to complete at home over the next week. In the following week's session the participants will engage in a role-play exercise, as well as continuing the discussion on the costs of pursuing the thin ideal. Receives: Other: The Body Project |
| Mediapsychoeducation Intervention | Active comparator | Participants in the Mediapsychoeducation condition will complete two sessions of tasks as outlined for Becker et al.'s (2005) media psychoeducation group, which includes no cognitive dissonance tasks. The first session will have the participants discuss the thin ideal and the media's influence on it. They will then watch a 35-minute psychoeducational video on the influence that advertisements have on body image and perpetuating the thin ideal. They will be assigned homework to complete at home during the week between the sessions. The second session will include a discussion surrounding the attainability to the thin ideal, and this discussion will also be expanded to include all forms of media. Participants will then be asked to consider and discuss differences between media images and themselves, as well as whether achieving this "ideal" is realistic, and the costs in trying to achieve this thin ideal. They will then watch a 20-minute video on eating disorders. Receives: Other: Mediapsychoeducation |
| Waitlist Control | No intervention | The participants in the Waitlist condition will be given the Cognitive Dissonance intervention between 5 and 6 weeks after their second assessment-only session (the cognitive dissonance intervention will be offered and scheduled 1 week after their 1-month online follow-up questionnaire). |
| Body-Satisfied Assessment Only Condition | No intervention | Body-satisfied women will be recruited to engage in the assessment portion of the study only (i.e. they will be given NO intervention but are serving as a control in terms of eye-tracking assessment). Body-satisfied women will be assessed to compare their attention to weight words with body-dissatisfied women's attention to weight words. This comparison will be done with an aim of replicating the findings of Tobin (2015), to ensure that for this particular sample, body-dissatisfied women exhibit stronger attentional biases for weight words than body-satisfied women. Attention to weight words in body-satisfied women will be assessed at two time points, one week apart, to ensure there are no spurious changes in attention in body satisfied women. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from baseline attentional bias after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
using an EyeLink 1000 eye-tracking system gaze will be tracked for biases to view weight words and images
Measured: change in attentional bias from baseline recorded at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Secondary outcomes (14)
Change from baseline body dissatisfaction after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Level of body dissatisfaction will be measured using the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ; Cooper, Taylor, Cooper, \& Fairburn, 1987).
Measured: change in BSQ score from baseline measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline body dissatisfaction at the one-month follow up
Level of body dissatisfaction will be measured using the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ; Cooper, Taylor, Cooper, \& Fairburn, 1987).
Measured: change in BSQ score from baseline measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline body appreciation after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
body appreciation will be assessed using the the Body Appreciation Scale (Tylka \& Wood-Barcalow, 2015).
Measured: change in Body Appreciation Scale score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline body appreciation at the one-month follow up
body appreciation will be assessed using the the Body Appreciation Scale (Tylka \& Wood-Barcalow, 2015).
Measured: change in Body Appreciation Scale score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline thin-ideal internalization after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
thin-ideal internalization will be assessed using the internalization subscale of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ; Schaefer et al., 2015)
Measured: change in SATAQ score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline thin-ideal internalization at the one-month follow up
thin-ideal internalization will be assessed using the internalization subscale of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (SATAQ; Schaefer et al., 2015)
Measured: Change in SATAQ score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline eating pathology after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
eating pathology will be assessed using the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0; Fairburn \& Beglin, 1994)
Measured: change in EDE-Q score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline eating pathology at the one-month follow up
eating pathology will be assessed using the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q 6.0; Fairburn \& Beglin, 1994)
Measured: change in EDE-Q score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline explicit weight stigma after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Explicit weight stigma will be assessed using the Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire (Crandall, 1994)
Measured: change in Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline explicit weight stigma at the one-month follow up
Explicit weight stigma will be assessed using the Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire (Crandall, 1994)
Measured: Change in Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline weight self-stigma after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Weight self-stigma will be assessed using the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (Lillis et al., 2010)
Measured: change in Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline weight self-stigma at the one-month follow up
Weight self-stigma will be assessed using the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (Lillis et al., 2010)
Measured: change in Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline state body dissatisfaction after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
State body dissatisfaction will be assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale that asks participants to rate their current level of body satisfaction/dissatisfaction on a scale from 0 (extremely satisfied with your body) to 100 (extremely dissatisfied with your body)
Measured: change in Body Dissatisfaction Visual Analogue Scale score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline state body dissatisfaction at the one-month follow up
State body dissatisfaction will be assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale that asks participants to rate their current level of body satisfaction/dissatisfaction on a scale from 0 (extremely satisfied with your body) to 100 (extremely dissatisfied with your body)
Measured: change in Body Dissatisfaction Visual Analogue Scale score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Jul 2017
- Study start19 May 2017
- Primary completion28 Mar 2018
- Study completion30 Apr 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (10)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Body-dissatisfactionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of CalgaryThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 228 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Calgary
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Kristin von Ranson, University of Calgary
- Investigators
- Kristin von Ranson, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Calgary
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03219814
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REB14-1451
- Status last verified
- Jan 2020
- First submitted
- 11 Jul 2017
- Last updated
- 7 Jan 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Becker, C. B., Smith, L. M., & Ciao, A. C. (2005). Reducing eating disorder risk factors in sorority members: A randomized trial. Behavior Therapy, 36, 245-253. doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80073-5
Cooper, P. J., Taylor, M. J., Cooper, Z., & Fairburn, C. G. (1987). The development and validation of the body shape questionnaire. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 6, 485-494. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/617439169
Schaefer LM, Burke NL, Thompson JK, Dedrick RF, Heinberg LJ, Calogero RM, Bardone-Cone AM, Higgins MK, Frederick DA, Kelly M, Anderson DA, Schaumberg K, Nerini A, Stefanile C, Dittmar H, Clark E, Adams Z, Macwana S, Klump KL, Vercellone AC, Paxton SJ, Swami V. Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). Psychol Assess. 2015 Mar;27(1):54-67. doi: 10.1037/a0037917. Epub 2014 Oct 6.
PubMed 25285718Tylka TL, Wood-Barcalow NL. The Body Appreciation Scale-2: item refinement and psychometric evaluation. Body Image. 2015 Jan;12:53-67. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006. Epub 2014 Oct 21.
PubMed 25462882Van Strien, T., Frijters, J. E., Van Staveren, W. A., Defares, P. B., & Deurenberg, P. (1986). The predictive validity of the Dutch restrained eating scale. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 5(4), 747-755. doi:10.1002/1098-108X(198605)5:4<747::AID-EAT2260050413>3.0.CO;2-6
Stice, E., Rohde, P., & Shaw, H. (2013). The Body Project: A dissonance-based eating disorder prevention intervention (Updated ed.). Facilitator guide.
Fairburn CG, Beglin SJ. Assessment of eating disorders: interview or self-report questionnaire? Int J Eat Disord. 1994 Dec;16(4):363-70.
PubMed 7866415Crandall CS. Prejudice against fat people: ideology and self-interest. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1994 May;66(5):882-94. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.66.5.882.
PubMed 8014833Lillis J, Luoma JB, Levin ME, Hayes SC. Measuring weight self-stigma: the weight self-stigma questionnaire. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 May;18(5):971-6. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.353. Epub 2009 Oct 15.
PubMed 19834462Tobin LN, Sears CR, von Ranson KM. Two eating disorder preventive interventions reduce attentional biases in body-dissatisfied university women: A cluster randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2022 Dec;90(12):911-924. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000768. Epub 2022 Nov 17.
PubMed 36395030
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Jan 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Does a Cognitive Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Intervention Reduce Attentional Biases in Body-Dissatisfied Women?
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03219814
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REB14-1451
- Conditions
- Body-dissatisfaction
- Keywords
- body-image, attention, cognitive dissonance, eating disorder prevention
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 228 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of CalgaryUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 19 May 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 Mar 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Jul 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to assess a cognitive dissonance-based eating disorder prevention intervention program on its ability to reduce attentional biases in body-dissatisfied women.
Detailed description
Eating disorders are some of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders affecting women in Westernized cultures, and are associated with a range of medical complications; in severe cases, eating disorders can lead to death. Unfortunately, a large proportion of individuals with eating disorders do not receive treatment, and of those who do receive treatment, only approximately 40-50% of clients are symptom-free at the end of treatment. In addition to limited efficacy, existing treatments can be time-consuming and costly. From both public health and humanitarian perspectives it is best to prevent eating disorders prior to their emergence.
This study will use a randomized, controlled design to investigate the effects of a cognitive dissonance-based intervention on attentional biases for weight words in body-dissatisfied women. Cognitive dissonance is thought to occur when there is a discrepancy between one's beliefs or attitudes, and behaviour. The experience of dissonance is thought to create discomfort, and resultantly individuals change their beliefs to be in line with their behaviours. Thus, the core tenet of cognitive dissonance-based interventions is the concept of engaging participants in counter-attitudinal behaviours (e.g., speaking out against the thin ideal) to enact change through cognitive dissonance. This cognitive dissonance-based intervention (The Body Project) targets body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization, and eating disorder symptoms.
Almost all research on the Body Project has assessed its efficacy via self-report, however, this study will use an eye-tracker to measure the gaze. Attentional biases are less susceptible to self-reporting biases than traditional pencil-and-paper questionnaires and so are a more reliable measure of cognitive processing The participants in this study will be placed into one of three different conditions: cognitive dissonance (CD), media psychoeducation (MP), or waitlist control (WL), and a similar number of women will be allocated to the body-satisfied (BS) condition. Both the CD and MP intervention groups will consist of two approximately 2-hour sessions scheduled one week apart, as well as a 30-minute online follow-up questionnaire 1 month after the second intervention/assessment session. Individuals allocated to WL will begin to receive the intervention approximately 5 weeks after the CD and MP groups (after their 1 month follow-up survey). The BS group will consist of two approximately 35- to 40-minute assessment-only sessions scheduled one week apart.
All groups of participants will full out several self-report questionnaire as well as participate in a brief eye-tracking assessment both before and after their allocated intervention group (the BS condition and waitlist control will only complete the questionnaires and eye tracking assessment). Participants will sign up for a group time slot, and the group time slots will be randomly assigned to be given either the CD, and MP, or the WL condition.
Participants will be recruited through the University of Calgary Department of Psychology Research Participation System (RPS) as well as campus community participants recruited through campus advertisements. Potential participants will be pre-screened for the presence of body dissatisfaction (or body satisfaction for the BS assessment only group).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Dissonance Intervention | Experimental | Other: The Body ProjectParticipants in the Cognitive Dissonance condition will complete tasks from Becker et al.'s (2005) 2-session adaptation of the Body Project. In the intervention groups, participants will be asked to consider the costs of pursuing the thin ideal in verbal, written, and behavioural exercises. Participants will be asked to assume the role as a body activist, and will be given several opportunities to vocalize opposition to the social forces that drive the thin ideal throughout the sessions. The first session will involve exercises and discussions about the thin ideal and the costs associated with pursuing it. They will be given a homework assignment to complete at home over the next week. In the following week's session the participants will engage in a role-play exercise, as well as continuing the discussion on the costs of pursuing the thin ideal. |
| Mediapsychoeducation Intervention | Active comparator | Other: MediapsychoeducationParticipants in the Mediapsychoeducation condition will complete two sessions of tasks as outlined for Becker et al.'s (2005) media psychoeducation group, which includes no cognitive dissonance tasks. The first session will have the participants discuss the thin ideal and the media's influence on it. They will then watch a 35-minute psychoeducational video on the influence that advertisements have on body image and perpetuating the thin ideal. They will be assigned homework to complete at home during the week between the sessions. The second session will include a discussion surrounding the attainability to the thin ideal, and this discussion will also be expanded to include all forms of media. Participants will then be asked to consider and discuss differences between media images and themselves, as well as whether achieving this "ideal" is realistic, and the costs in trying to achieve this thin ideal. They will then watch a 20-minute video on eating disorders. |
| Waitlist Control | No intervention | –The participants in the Waitlist condition will be given the Cognitive Dissonance intervention between 5 and 6 weeks after their second assessment-only session (the cognitive dissonance intervention will be offered and scheduled 1 week after their 1-month online follow-up questionnaire). |
| Body-Satisfied Assessment Only Condition | No intervention | –Body-satisfied women will be recruited to engage in the assessment portion of the study only (i.e. they will be given NO intervention but are serving as a control in terms of eye-tracking assessment). Body-satisfied women will be assessed to compare their attention to weight words with body-dissatisfied women's attention to weight words. This comparison will be done with an aim of replicating the findings of Tobin (2015), to ensure that for this particular sample, body-dissatisfied women exhibit stronger attentional biases for weight words than body-satisfied women. Attention to weight words in body-satisfied women will be assessed at two time points, one week apart, to ensure there are no spurious changes in attention in body satisfied women. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- body-dissatisfied for three conditions (cognitive dissonance, media psychoeducation, waitlist control)
- body-satisfied for one condition (body-satisfied assessment only condition)
- female-identified for all conditions
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- male-identified
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| The Body ProjectThe Body Project is a dissonance-based body-acceptance program designed to help high school girls and college-age women resist cultural pressures to conform to the appearance ideal standard of female beauty and reduce their pursuit of unrealistic bodies. The Body Project is supported by more research than any other body image program and has been found to reduce onset of eating disorders. | Other | Cognitive Dissonance Intervention |
| MediapsychoeducationMediapsychoeducation is used to educate individuals on psychological issues through the use of various medias, in this study mediapsychoeducation is being used to educate individuals on eating disorders and the thin ideal. | Other | Mediapsychoeducation Intervention |
Primary outcome
Change from baseline attentional bias after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in attentional bias from baseline recorded at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
using an EyeLink 1000 eye-tracking system gaze will be tracked for biases to view weight words and images
14 secondary outcomes
Change from baseline body dissatisfaction after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in BSQ score from baseline measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline body dissatisfaction at the one-month follow up
Time frame: change in BSQ score from baseline measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline body appreciation after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in Body Appreciation Scale score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline body appreciation at the one-month follow up
Time frame: change in Body Appreciation Scale score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline thin-ideal internalization after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in SATAQ score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline thin-ideal internalization at the one-month follow up
Time frame: Change in SATAQ score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline eating pathology after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in EDE-Q score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline eating pathology at the one-month follow up
Time frame: change in EDE-Q score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline explicit weight stigma after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline explicit weight stigma at the one-month follow up
Time frame: Change in Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline weight self-stigma after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline weight self-stigma at the one-month follow up
Time frame: change in Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Change from baseline state body dissatisfaction after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2
Time frame: change in Body Dissatisfaction Visual Analogue Scale score measured at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)
Change from baseline state body dissatisfaction at the one-month follow up
Time frame: change in Body Dissatisfaction Visual Analogue Scale score measured in online follow-up survey administered one month after week 2 of the assigned intervention/control condition
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Jan 2020.
- BackgroundBecker, C. B., Smith, L. M., & Ciao, A. C. (2005). Reducing eating disorder risk factors in sorority members: A randomized trial. Behavior Therapy, 36, 245-253. doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80073-5
- BackgroundCooper, P. J., Taylor, M. J., Cooper, Z., & Fairburn, C. G. (1987). The development and validation of the body shape questionnaire. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 6, 485-494. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/617439169
- Background: PubMed 25285718Schaefer LM, Burke NL, Thompson JK, Dedrick RF, Heinberg LJ, Calogero RM, Bardone-Cone AM, Higgins MK, Frederick DA, Kelly M, Anderson DA, Schaumberg K, Nerini A, Stefanile C, Dittmar H, Clark E, Adams Z, Macwana S, Klump KL, Vercellone AC, Paxton SJ, Swami V. Development and validation of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). Psychol Assess. 2015 Mar;27(1):54-67. doi: 10.1037/a0037917. Epub 2014 Oct 6.
- Background: PubMed 25462882Tylka TL, Wood-Barcalow NL. The Body Appreciation Scale-2: item refinement and psychometric evaluation. Body Image. 2015 Jan;12:53-67. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006. Epub 2014 Oct 21.
- BackgroundVan Strien, T., Frijters, J. E., Van Staveren, W. A., Defares, P. B., & Deurenberg, P. (1986). The predictive validity of the Dutch restrained eating scale. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 5(4), 747-755. doi:10.1002/1098-108X(198605)5:4<747::AID-EAT2260050413>3.0.CO;2-6
- BackgroundStice, E., Rohde, P., & Shaw, H. (2013). The Body Project: A dissonance-based eating disorder prevention intervention (Updated ed.). Facilitator guide.
- Background: PubMed 7866415Fairburn CG, Beglin SJ. Assessment of eating disorders: interview or self-report questionnaire? Int J Eat Disord. 1994 Dec;16(4):363-70.
- Background: PubMed 8014833Crandall CS. Prejudice against fat people: ideology and self-interest. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1994 May;66(5):882-94. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.66.5.882.
- Background: PubMed 19834462Lillis J, Luoma JB, Levin ME, Hayes SC. Measuring weight self-stigma: the weight self-stigma questionnaire. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 May;18(5):971-6. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.353. Epub 2009 Oct 15.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 36395030Tobin LN, Sears CR, von Ranson KM. Two eating disorder preventive interventions reduce attentional biases in body-dissatisfied university women: A cluster randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2022 Dec;90(12):911-924. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000768. Epub 2022 Nov 17.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Kristin von Ranson, PhD principal investigator
University of Calgary
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing The Body Project and Mediapsychoeducation in people with Body-dissatisfaction, run by University of Calgary at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jan 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from baseline attentional bias after completing the intervention/control condition, week 2 (time frame: change in attentional bias from baseline recorded at the end of the assigned intervention/control condition (week 2)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03219814, which also lists 10 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Jan 2020.