NCT04103606

A Mobile-App Training to Reduce Body Image Disorder Symptoms and Associated Features in Female University Students

A Mobile-App Training to Reduce Body Image Disorder Symptoms and Associated Psychological Features in Female University Students: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study with Crossover Design

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Padova · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Body dissatisfaction represents a prevalent condition in young women, and it is associated with low self-esteem, depression, and symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Eating Disorders (EDs). The aim of the trial is to test the effect of a mobile health application called "GGBI: Positive Body Image" in reducing body dissatisfaction, body dysmorphic disorder/eating disorder symptoms, and associated psychological features in female university students considered at high-risk of developing Body Image Disorders (BIDs). Hypothesis: Participants using "GGBI: Positive Body Image" immediately following baseline assessment (Time 0; T0) (immediate-use App group: iApp) would exhibit greater reduction in body dissatisfaction, body dysmorphic disorder/eating disorder symptoms, and associated psychological features than participants who did not use "GGBI: Positive Body Image" in this phase of the study (delayed-use App group: dApp). Following crossover (Time 1; T1), the investigators expect that participants gains in the iApp group would be maintained at follow-up (Time 2; T2).

Conditions

• Body Image Disorder
• Body Dysmorphic Disorders
• Eating Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	GGBI: Positive Body Image (Mobile App)	Brief, game-like, training exercise for challenging body image disorder symptoms and associated psychological features

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-30
• Primary completion: 2019-07-31
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2019-09-25
• Last updated: 2024-11-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy