NCT05612425

Text Message Safety Behavior Fading for Appearance Concerns

Safety Behavior Fading Versus Unhealthy Behavior Fading for Appearance Concerns: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 203 (actual)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message based safety behavior fadinig intervention compared to an unhealthy behavior fading intervention for appearance concerns.

Detailed description

Description: Appearance-related safety behavior fading intervention procedures will follow methodology previously used in the Cougle Lab. The safety behavior fading intervention is designed to target a decrease or elimination of appearance-related safety behaviors. Individuals randomly assigned to the safety behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate their endorsed appearance-related safety behaviors. In addition, they will receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day. Individuals randomly assigned to the unhealthy behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate unhealthy behaviors. They will also receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day.

Conditions

• Body Dysmorphic Disorders
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Eating Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Safety Behavior Fading for Appearance Concerns	Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate safety behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress.
BEHAVIORAL	Unhealthy Behavior Fading	Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate unhealthy behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-12
• Primary completion: 2024-04-15
• Completion: 2024-04-15
• First posted: 2022-11-10
• Last updated: 2024-05-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States