NCT05954728

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy vs. Nutrition Counseling for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a randomized controlledlinical trial, assessing the efficacy of cognitive- behavioral therapy (CBT-AR) and nutrition counseling for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) for children and adolescents (ages 10-18 years).

Conditions

• Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (CBT-AR)	CBT-AR is a four-stage modular treatment for ARFID delivered by a mental health clinician. The four stages include: 1) Psychoeducation and early change; 2) Treatment planning; 3) Addressing maintaining mechanisms; and 4) Relapse prevention. For participants ages 10-15 years, patients/guardians attend the sessions. For patients ages 16 and up, the therapy is individual.
BEHAVIORAL	Nutrition Counseling for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder	Nutrition counseling will be provided by skilled registered dietitians at the MGH Translational and Clinical Research Center (TCRC). Sessions focus on the foods necessary for a healthy diet, how to meet nutritional needs, how to incorporate healthy exercise, and support for making these changes. For participants ages 10-15 years, patients/guardians attend the sessions. For patients ages 16 and up, the therapy is individual.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-31
• Primary completion: 2026-03-31
• Completion: 2026-03-31
• First posted: 2023-07-20
• Last updated: 2026-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States