NCT06288347

Study of the Efficacy of GGON: a Cognitive Training App for Orthorexia Nervosa.

A Cross-over Randomized-control Study Evaluating the Efficacy of GGON in Reducing Maladaptive Beliefs Related to Orthorexia Nervosa.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 112 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Valencia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of GGON to decrease the maladaptive beliefs associated with orthorexia nervosa (ON) in non-clinical adult population. Specifically, a randomized controlled trial with crossover assignment design and two groups (experimental and control) will be carried out in adults aged 18-65 years to assess the changes pre and post use the app. It's expected that after the use of the GGON app for 15 days are, at the primary level: decrease in the degree of ascription to dysfunctional beliefs associated with ON; and at the secondary level: decrease in orthorexia nervosa symptomatology, in eating symptomatology and in obsessive beliefs; increase in self-esteem; and no changes in drepessive symptomatology. These results are also expected to be maintained in subsequent follow-ups, at 15 days and a month after to finish the app in experimental group, and 15 days after to finish the app in control group.

Detailed description

There is a digital platform called GGtude, which is composed of different modules, each of them aimed at working with different mental health problems. The goal is to provide an easy-to-use tool as a CBT complement to work on the self-dialogue that relates to the core beliefs associated with the psychological problem in particular. To achieve this target, 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. There are different modules, for example, to work self-esteem, eating disorders, depression, body image or obsessive-compulsive disorder, that have proven their effectiveness. The GGON app has not efficacy studies. So, it is relevant to evaluate its effectiveness with an RCT study.

Conditions

• Orthorexia Nervosa

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	GGON mobile app.	The intervention will be done through an app named GGON, which is used to work on the dysfunctional beliefs that are associated with orthorexia nervosa. The app is made up of a series of levels comprising the topics based in cognitive-conductual perspective that are related to Orthorexia Nervosa. At each level, affirmations in the form of beliefs appear on the screen, and the person must accept them if they are functional, adaptive and positive; or reject them if they are dysfunctional, maladaptive and negative.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-02
• Primary completion: 2024-06-17
• Completion: 2024-06-17
• First posted: 2024-03-01
• Last updated: 2024-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain