Getting into a good headspace: a study protocol of a pragmatic trial for an eating disorder prevention program in an Australian youth mental health service

Burton, AL; Hatoum, AH; Berry, SL; Hamilton, B

Getting into a good headspace: a study protocol of a pragmatic trial for an eating disorder prevention program in an Australian youth mental health service

Burton, AL Hatoum, AH Berry, SL Hamilton, B

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dc.contributor.author	Burton, AL
dc.contributor.author	Hatoum, AH
dc.contributor.author	Berry, SL
dc.contributor.author	Hamilton, B
dc.date.accessioned	2024-09-27T05:49:36Z
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dc.identifier.citation	Discover Psychology, 4, (1), pp. 12
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dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Eating disorders (EDs) are serious, deadly disorders that emerge in adolescence and early adulthood. Further, reported incidences of EDs are increasing worldwide. As such, accessible, affordable, and effective early intervention and prevention efforts are critical. The <jats:italic>Body Project</jats:italic> is a well-established ED prevention program with demonstrated success at reducing ED symptom severity and the risk of onset of EDs in young females. However, it has not yet been formally evaluated in an Australian population, nor have the benefits of the treatment for young people of all genders been thoroughly investigated. This protocol paper outlines the design for a study which aims to investigate the outcomes and feasibility of the <jats:italic>Body Project</jats:italic> as a brief ED prevention program within an Australian youth mental health service: headspace Camperdown. This pragmatic trial will compare outcomes between a <jats:italic>Body Project</jats:italic> treatment group and a <jats:italic>Treatment-as-usual</jats:italic> control group. Primary outcomes include body image concerns, ED symptomatology and general psychological distress, measured pre- and post-treatment, and at one-month follow-up. All young people attending headspace Camperdown for care are eligible for participation in the trial. The <jats:italic>Body Project</jats:italic> program is comprised of four group-based 1.5 h sessions run over 4 consecutive weeks. Overall, a trial of the <jats:italic>Body Project</jats:italic> as an ED prevention program is warranted to investigate the outcomes of the intervention in this sample and will provide valuable information about the feasibility for widespread implementation of the treatment as part of a stepped-care approach to intervention for EDs at youth mental health service locations across Australia. ANZCTR Trial Registration Number: ACTRN12623000695606 (registered 29 June 2023).</jats:p>
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dc.title	Getting into a good headspace: a study protocol of a pragmatic trial for an eating disorder prevention program in an Australian youth mental health service
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
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AbstractEating disorders (EDs) are serious, deadly disorders that emerge in adolescence and early adulthood. Further, reported incidences of EDs are increasing worldwide. As such, accessible, affordable, and effective early intervention and prevention efforts are critical. The Body Project is a well-established ED prevention program with demonstrated success at reducing ED symptom severity and the risk of onset of EDs in young females. However, it has not yet been formally evaluated in an Australian population, nor have the benefits of the treatment for young people of all genders been thoroughly investigated. This protocol paper outlines the design for a study which aims to investigate the outcomes and feasibility of the Body Project as a brief ED prevention program within an Australian youth mental health service: headspace Camperdown. This pragmatic trial will compare outcomes between a Body Project treatment group and a Treatment-as-usual control group. Primary outcomes include body image concerns, ED symptomatology and general psychological distress, measured pre- and post-treatment, and at one-month follow-up. All young people attending headspace Camperdown for care are eligible for participation in the trial. The Body Project program is comprised of four group-based 1.5 h sessions run over 4 consecutive weeks. Overall, a trial of the Body Project as an ED prevention program is warranted to investigate the outcomes of the intervention in this sample and will provide valuable information about the feasibility for widespread implementation of the treatment as part of a stepped-care approach to intervention for EDs at youth mental health service locations across Australia. ANZCTR Trial Registration Number: ACTRN12623000695606 (registered 29 June 2023).

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