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Compassionate Letter-Writing for Eating Disorders

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Allison Kelly, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Waterloo

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

DSM-5 diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder

17 years of age or older

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change from day 1 to week 25 of group eating disorder treatment

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is studying whether a compassion-focused therapy-based self-compassion letter-writing intervention can help people with eating disorders.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals aged 17 or older who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder and are on the waitlist for group treatment at St. Joseph's Eating Disorder Program.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a two-week self-compassionate letter-writing intervention based on compassion-focused therapy (CFT) against a control group to see if it can help patients with eating disorders before they start their scheduled treatments.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is a psychological intervention involving writing letters of self-compassion, there may not be direct physical side effects; however, participants might experience emotional discomfort when addressing personal distress.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I have been diagnosed with an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating).

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I am 17 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change from day 1 to week 25 of group eating disorder treatment

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change from day 1 to week 25 of group eating disorder treatment

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from day 1 to week 25 of group eating disorder treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Readiness to Change Eating Behaviours

Self-compassion Scale (short form; SCS-SF)

Weight- and Body-Related Shame and Guilt Scale (WEB-SG)

Secondary outcome measures

Clinical Impairment Assessment (CIA)

Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Self-compassionate letter-writing interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

An online self-compassionate letter-writing task once per day (10-20 minutes each) for 2 weeks

Group II: Control conditionActive Control1 Intervention

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Joseph's Healthcare HamiltonOTHER

196 Previous Clinical Trials

25,384 Total Patients Enrolled

University of WaterlooLead Sponsor

123 Previous Clinical Trials

209,318 Total Patients Enrolled

Allison Kelly, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Waterloo

2 Previous Clinical Trials

689 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Self-compassionate letter-writing intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04174703 — N/A

Eating Disorders Research Study Groups: Control condition, Self-compassionate letter-writing intervention

Eating Disorders Clinical Trial 2023: Self-compassionate letter-writing intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04174703 — N/A

Self-compassionate letter-writing intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04174703 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are participants being recruited for this experiment at the moment?

"The clinical trial, which can be found on clinicaltrials.gov, is not looking for patients at the moment. The study was created on 9/29/2020 and edited for the last time on 8/30/2022. Although this particular trial isn't recruiting right now, there are 1,088 other trials that are actively searching for participants."

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Recent research and studies

International Journal of Eating DisordersJournal

A Feasibility Study of a 2-week Self-compassionate Letter-writing Intervention for Nontreatment Seeking Individuals with Typical and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

Kelly, Allison C., and Sydney V. Waring. 2018. “A Feasibility Study of a 2-week Self-compassionate Letter-writing Intervention for Nontreatment Seeking Individuals with Typical and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa”. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Wiley. doi:10.1002/eat.22930.

Clinical Psychology & PsychotherapyJournal

Group-based Compassion-focused Therapy as an Adjunct to Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Kelly, Allison Catherine, Lucene Wisniewski, Caitlin Martin-Wagar, and Ellen Hoffman. 2016. “Group-based Compassion-focused Therapy as an Adjunct to Outpatient Treatment for Eating Disorders: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial”. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. Wiley. doi:10.1002/cpp.2018.

Psychotherapy ResearchJournal

Self-compassion and Fear of Self-compassion Interact to Predict Response to Eating Disorders Treatment: A Preliminary Investigation

Kelly, Allison C., Jacqueline C. Carter, David C. Zuroff, and Sahar Borairi. 2013. “Self-compassion and Fear of Self-compassion Interact to Predict Response to Eating Disorders Treatment: A Preliminary Investigation”. Psychotherapy Research. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/10503307.2012.717310.

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