Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders

Age: < 65

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

This trial tests a new family-involved treatment for young people with eating disorders, delivered by regular doctors. It aims to make effective care more accessible and help parents support their child's recovery.

Research Team

Jocelyn Lebow, PhD, LP

Principal Investigator

Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for children and adolescents with eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, who haven't had Family-Based Treatment before. They need a caregiver to join the study with them and must get care from specific MCHS sites. Those with past FBT, active suicidal thoughts, unstable conditions, or caregivers with substance dependence or mental health issues that hinder treatment engagement are excluded.

Inclusion Criteria

I have been diagnosed with an eating disorder that involves limiting my food intake.

Eligible patients will have at least one caregiver who is also willing to participate in the study

Eligible patients must receive primary care through one of 3 MCHS sites connected to the study: Onalaska/La Crosse, Redwing, and Faribault.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who have received FBT in the past, and/or who report active suicidality

If my health worsens during the study, I will be reassessed and referred for suitable treatment.

Patients whose enrolled caregiver has active substance dependence, mental health concerns that make it difficult to engage in treatment, or are perpetrators of abuse.

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Family-Based Treatment (Behavioral Intervention)
• Family Based Treatment-Primary Care (Behavioral Intervention)

Trial Overview The study tests a new treatment called Family-Based Treatment for Primary Care (FBT-PC), derived from the standard outpatient therapy for young people's eating disorders. It aims to see if this approach works well when applied in primary care settings.

Participant Groups

Group I: FBT-PC delivered by a primary care provider Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Subjects will receive up to 18 sessions of FBT-PC, delivered by a primary care provider, at their primary care clinic over 6 months.

Group II: Standard FBT Active Control 1 Intervention

Subjects will receive up to 18 session of FBT, delivered by a specialist mental health provider at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN over 6 months.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Mayo Clinic

Lead Sponsor

Trials

3,427

Recruited

3,221,000+

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Collaborator

Trials

3,007

Recruited

2,852,000+