GPT-AN: Group Parent Training for Adolescent Eating Disorders

• Sponsor: Duke University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00672906
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 124
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 89
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1.4

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

While parents are considered essential for the effective treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the most effective manner to involve parents in treatment is unknown. Given reports of high caregiver burden among parents of this clinical group, finding treatments that minimize parent burden while improving the child's eating disorder symptoms is essential.

This investigation will examine the preliminary effectiveness of a parent skills group and adolescent skills group compared to family therapy for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa. The target of this intervention is the improvement of eating disorder symptoms in the child and improving self-efficacy, emotion regulation, and perceived burden in the parent.

The effectiveness of this experimental treatment group (Group Parent Training for the parents/Adolescent Skills Training for the adolescent) will be compared to the Maudsley model of family therapy. The effectiveness of the group program will be examined by exploring changes within individuals over time as well as via comparisons across treatment conditions. Results from this investigation will be used to calculate treatment effect sizes in the design of a larger, fully powered, randomized clinical trial.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa; Subthreshold Anorexia Nervosa	Behavioral: Group Parent Training; Behavioral: Maudsley Family Therapy	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 124 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Group Parent Training for Adolescent Eating Disorders
• Study Start Date: Jul 1, 2005
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 1, 2012
• Actual Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1 Group Parent Training/Adolescent Skills Training	Behavioral: Group Parent Training; Skills group for parents that provides psychoeducation for eating disorder and skills in behavior management, self-regulation, and emotion regulation.
Active Comparator: Active Comparator Family Therapy according to the Maudsley Model	Behavioral: Maudsley Family Therapy; Family therapy specifically adapted for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Body Mass Index [12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Eating disorder symptoms other than body weight. [12 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 11 Years to 18 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Female
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 11-18 years old

• living at home

• meet criteria for anorexia nervosa or subthreshold anorexia nervosa

Exclusion Criteria:

• no active psychosis

• no current suicidality

• medically safe for outpatient treatment

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Duke University Medical Center	Durham	North Carolina	United States	27710

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Duke University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Duke University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00672906
• Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00010889; 5K23MH070418-03; 7767
• First Posted: May 6, 2008
• Last Update Posted: Sep 16, 2014
• Last Verified: May 1, 2014

• Keywords provided by Duke University: anorexia nervosa; group parent training; caregiver burden; eating disorders; treatment
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Anorexia; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Anorexia Nervosa

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 16, 2014