NCT06896435

Smart-Phone Safety Behavior Fading Intervention for Appearance Concerns (Open ARSB Study)

Smart-Phone Safety Behavior Fading Intervention for Appearance Concerns

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 401 (actual)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message based safety behavior fading intervention compared to a relaxing video 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. The daily reminder will include the following language: "Hi! This is a friendly reminder to avoid using your checklist behaviors. Please tap the link below to access today's checklist: \[link to checklist\]." Text messages will be delivered using EZtexting a text messaging platform used for research and marketing. Note that no identifying information will be included in this platform. Each participants phone number will be accompanied with a anonymized ID code. Individuals randomly assigned to the relaxing video condition will receive a total of 4 videos over the course of a month (1 video per week, 15 minutes each) wherein participants will be invited to close their eyes and focus their attention on the present moment while listening to relaxing piano music and songbirds.

Conditions

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• 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	Relaxing Video	Participants are asked to view weekly videos lasting 15 minutes each to engage in relaxation exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-15
• Primary completion: 2025-09-08
• Completion: 2025-09-08
• First posted: 2025-03-26
• Last updated: 2025-09-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States