Support Group for Caregivers for Eating Disorders (vPLPSG Trial)

"According to the requirements of this clinical trial, patients must be no younger than 12 and no older than 100."

"This study will accept 115 individuals aged 12 to 100 years old with an eating disorder. To be eligible, these applicants must possess the ability to converse in English, have access to a computer and internet connection, among parents enrolled in virtual parent-led peer support groups their child should be below 18 years of age, for youth and parents of youth that are interviewed they must either be on a waiting list for treatment or have finished treatment; with the mentioned minors being under 18 years old while their guardians having children under this same age limit; finally clinicians/administrators involved in interviewing need to work within pediatric eating disorder programs or lifespan eating disorder programmes"

"Clinicaltrials.gov records indicate that this clinical trial is enlisting patients; the protocol was published on May 1st 2022 and revised as recently as September 6th 2022."

"Affirmative. The clinicaltrials.gov platform displays that this medical investigation, first publicized on the 1st of May 2022, is actively enlisting participants. 115 persons are needed from 3 specific sites for the experiment to take place properly."

"This trial will assess, over the period of Baseline to 6 months later, how COVID-19 has impacted individuals with eating disorders from a Parental, youth, clinician and administrator perspective. Secondary objectives include monitoring attendance rates at support groups per parent (over 3 months), changes in self reported needs as a caregiver using Carer's Needs Assessment Measure questionnaire and gauging readiness to change among parent peer support providers using Brief Individual Readiness Scale."