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Online Imaginal Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders Trial

Sponsor: University College, London

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an imaginal exposure intervention first conducted by Levinson and colleagues (2020) can produce similar promising results in individuals with anorexia on the waiting list of an NHS eating disorder service. The main question it aims to answer is: 1. How effective is Imaginal Exposure Therapy in reducing eating disorder symptoms and increasing weight in patients with AN? The secondary research questions are: 2. How effective is Imaginal Exposure Therapy in reducing anxiety and fear related outcomes around food and eating? 3. How effective is Imaginal Exposure Therapy in improving patients' general anxiety and depression symptoms? Researchers will compare the results of individuals in the treatment condition to individual's in the control condition to explore the efficacy of the intervention on eating disorder and eating disorder fear symptomology, and body weight. Participants in the intervention group will receive 4 sessions of online exposure therapy, and participants in the control group will remain on the waiting list with treatment as usual (primarily nurse monitoring).

Official title: Efficacy of Online Imaginal Exposure Therapy for Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa

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