Clinical trial NCT06842862: Mobile Application for Relapse Prevention in Eating Disorders Beliefs in Three Patients in Remission.
Official title: A Mobile Application to Work on Dysfunctional Beliefs Related to Eating Disorders: a Case Series Study in Three Patients in Remission
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Eating Disorders
Keywords: Maladaptive beliefs
Relapse prevention
Mobile app
Patients
Case series study
Lead sponsor: University of Valencia
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-24
Enrollment: 3
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study aims to assess the efficacy of GGED module in preventing relapse in three patients with ED diagnoses in remission. In particular, the objective of the present study is to analyse whether the GGED module diminishes the level of attachment to dysfunctional beliefs related to the maintenance of EDs, which had previously been addressed in CBT therapy. Specifically, an uncontrolled case series design was carried out to assess the changes pre and post use the app. It's expected that after the use of the GGED module for 15 days are, the patients show at the primary level: decrease in the degree of ascription to dysfunctional beliefs associated with ED; and at the secondary level: increase in self-esteem and body satisfaction; decrease in eating symptomatology; and no changes in emotional symptomatology. These results are also expected to be maintained in subsequent follow-ups, at 15 days and a month after to finish the app.

Detailed description: There is a mobile platform, called OCD.app (previously GGtude) which is an evidence-based platform comprising of brief game-like exercises targeting a wide range of psychological symptoms. GGED (GG Eating Disorders) is a module within the app that addresses the core beliefs related to the development and maintenance of eating disorders. In this, a cognitive training exercise is performed: different sentences appear in the form of beliefs, and the person must identify and accept those beliefs that are functional, adaptive and positive, dragging them to the lower part of the screen; and reject those that are dysfunctional, maladaptive and negative dragging them to the upper part of the screen. GGED has shown promising results in reducing maladaptive beliefs in the general adult population and in general adolescent population. In addition, another module that target on obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) has demonstrated its efficacy in preventing relapses in patients diagnosed with OCD in remission. Given that the GGED module has not yet been tested in EDs patients and there is a need for the development of techniques to prevent relapses in these disorders, the objective of the present study is to assess its efficacy in preventing relapse in three patients with ED diagnoses in remission.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* (1) informed consent signed; (2) a diagnosis of an ED in remission; (3) having received CBT; (4) and access to a mobile device to complete the GGED module.

Exclusion Criteria:

* (1) Not meeting the described inclusion criteria.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in the degree of ascription to dysfunctional beliefs associated with ED
timeFrame: 15 days and 15 days later
measure: Change in maladaptive body and eating beliefs
timeFrame: 15 days and 15 days later
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in eating symptomatology
timeFrame: 15 days and 15 days later
measure: Change in body satisfaction
timeFrame: 15 days and 15 days later
measure: Change in self-esteem
timeFrame: 15 days and 15 days later
measure: Change in depressive and anxious symptomatology
timeFrame: 15 days and 15 days later
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Valencia
country: Spain
facility: University of Valencia
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