NCT06963086

Implementing an Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Youth in Nova Scotia

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Susan Gamberg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 22 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the Body Project, which is an eating disorder prevention program for youth 15-22 years old. The main question it aims to answer is 'Can an eating disorder prevention program, specifically the Body Project, be successfully delivered to youth in Nova Scotia'? This study will determine the feasibility of implementing the Body Project in Nova Scotia by assessing the following objectives: 1. Acceptability (how well the Body Project is received by, and the extent to which it is perceived as meeting the needs of, youth in Nova Scotia). 2. Demand (the extent to which youth in Nova Scotia are interested in and willing to engage with the program). 3. Integration (the extent to which the Body Project is judged as feasible by the group facilitators). 4. Effectiveness (the extent to which the Body Project reduces eating disorder risk factors in youth in Nova Scotia). Participants will: * Attend a total of 4-4.5 hours of Body Project group sessions, which are led by peer mentors. * Complete outcome measure questionnaires before their first session and after their last session. * Participate in a focus group with their session group members after their last session.

Conditions

• Body Image
• Body Dissatisfaction
• Dietary Restraint
• Negative Affect

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Eating disorder prevention program (the Body Project)	The Body Project is an eating disorder prevention program for girls and young women aged 15-22 years old. The program will be delivered in groups of 6-10 youth by peer mentors, and in two formats: in-person and virtual. We are assessing two versions of the program - a 6-session version (6 weekly 45-minute sessions) and a 2-session version (2 weekly 2-hour sessions). Participants will be divided into 4 cohorts: high school in-person, university in-person, high school-aged (15-18 years) virtual, and university-aged (19-22 years) virtual. The high school in-person groups will do the 6-session version, and the university in-person groups as well as all virtual groups will do 2 weekly 2-hour sessions. Both versions cover similar content, and use a scripted intervention manual.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-14
• Primary completion: 2026-09-01
• Completion: 2026-09-01
• First posted: 2025-05-08
• Last updated: 2026-01-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada