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FlexED: Full Threshold ED Substudy
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test whether a new digital intervention decreases eating disorder symptoms in young women with eating disorders by changing how they experience thoughts and feelings about their body. The digital intervention is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Participants complete up to 7 digital intervention sessions using their mobile phone that include a character, story line and interactive exercises, games and digital rewards. Researchers will examine the impact of the intervention on participants' ability to respond flexibly to body-image distress or triggers, measuring things like heart rate, eye movements, and reaction time to body-image related words and images, and examine changes in eating disorder symptoms before and after intervention.
Official title: FlexED: A Digital Gamified Early Intervention for Eating Disorders
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
6
Start Date
2026-07
Completion Date
2028-07
Last Updated
2026-07-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
FlexED
Intervention consists of seven \~ 20-minute sessions of a digital intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Participants learn skills of body image flexibility by following an avatar through a story line and completing interactive exercises.
Locations (1)
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States