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EVERYbody Project-Connect for Weight Discrimination

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Western Washington University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up assessed at week 1 of intervention (one week after baseline)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at an online intervention for college students' body image delivered by expert peer leaders. The goal is to see if this is more effective than a self-help intervention in improving body image.

Eligible Conditions

Weight Discrimination
Eating Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ assessed at week 1 of intervention (one week after baseline)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~assessed at week 1 of intervention (one week after baseline)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessed at week 1 of intervention (one week after baseline) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Body dissatisfaction

Eating disorder pathology

Internalized appearance norms

+1 more

Secondary outcome measures

Positive body image

Weight bias

Other outcome measures

Program application

Program satisfaction

Week 1 internalization change

+1 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: EVERYbody Project-Connect Online ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Three weekly 90-minute online group sessions facilitated by expert peer leaders. Retains key dissonance activities and the inclusivity focus of the original EVERYbody Project (e.g., expanded gender focus, critically discussing the impact of limited diversity representation in cultural appearance norms). Additional activities were added, including an increased focus on body compassion (self-acceptance) and weight neutrality content to target weight bias. College students with body image interest and lived or academic diversity and advocacy experience will complete 16 hours of training to become expert peer leaders. Training includes observation, practice, and feedback on using the program manual and managing groups. Students will self-assess and be evaluated by the primary trainer on facilitation readiness. Only peer leaders with sufficient expertise will be invited to facilitate groups.

Group II: Self-Help WorkbookActive Control1 Intervention

In this time-matched comparison intervention, participants will be provided with an online copy of The Body Is Not An Apology Workbook by author and activist Sonya Renee Taylor (2021). Weekly emails will assign workbook activities to complete on their own (90 minutes per week for three weeks). This low-dissonance comparison intervention covers many of the same topics within the EVERYbody Project-Connect (body acceptance and scrutinizing the diversity within body ideals) and its activities include reflective writing and drawing exercises to challenge media messages around bodies, identify systems of oppression underpinning body messages, challenge body stereotypes, and make peace with your own body. Activities within the workbook are considered low-dissonance since they will be done privately and not shared.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

EVERYbody Project-Connect

2022

N/A

~170

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Western Washington UniversityLead Sponsor

3 Previous Clinical Trials

323 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is this research endeavor currently actively searching for participants?

"Affirmative, according to clinicaltrials.gov this research has been live since January 14th 2022 and is actively searching for participants - 190 in total across one medical facility."

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Could you provide an estimate of the total number of participants involved in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative, the clinicaltrials.gov portal indicates that this research initiative is actively recruiting participants. This trial was first posted on January 14th 2022 and has since undergone a recent update on April 12th 2022. It requires 190 volunteers to be collected from 1 medical facility."

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Recent research and studies

Body ImageJournal

The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Item Refinement and Psychometric Evaluation

Tylka, Tracy L., and Nichole L. Wood-Barcalow. 2015. “The Body Appreciation Scale-2: Item Refinement and Psychometric Evaluation”. Body Image. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.09.006.

International Journal of Eating DisordersJournal

Effectiveness of a Peer-delivered Dissonance-based Program in Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors in High School Girls

Ciao, Anna C., Janet D. Latner, Krista E. Brown, Daria S. Ebneter, and Carolyn B. Becker. 2015. “Effectiveness of a Peer-delivered Dissonance-based Program in Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors in High School Girls”. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Wiley. doi:10.1002/eat.22418.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical PsychologyJournal

Inclusive Dissonance-based Body Image Interventions for College Students: Two Randomized-controlled Trials of the Everybody Project.

Ciao, Anna C., Bethany R. Munson, Kevin D. Pringle, Savannah R. Roberts, Indira A. Lalgee, Kendall A. Lawley, and Janae Brewster. 2021. “Inclusive Dissonance-based Body Image Interventions for College Students: Two Randomized-controlled Trials of the Everybody Project.”. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. American Psychological Association (APA). doi:10.1037/ccp0000636.

International Journal of Eating DisordersJournal