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A Single-session Intervention Adaptation of the Habit Framework for the Prevention of Eating Disorders

Who can join

Ages 18 to 22 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* EAT-26 score ≥ 20 ( EAT-26, participants will meet the "referral criteria" which includes a score of 20 or more or meeting frequency criteria on bingeing, purging, laxative/diuretic use, and/or exercise.)
* English-language fluency, self-reported3
* Access to a phone, tablet, or computer

Exclusion Criteria:

* Failure to correctly complete one of the attention checks in the survey prior to the intervention
* Failure to correctly complete both anagram tasks in the survey prior to the intervention
* Completion of the screening survey or pre-intervention surveys in an improbably fast time

About the study

The purpose of this proposal is to launch the first trial of a single-session intervention (SSI) specifically for the prevention of eating disorders (EDs).

What is being tested

• Screening Questionnaire (behavioral)
• Pre-Intervention Questionnaires (~10 minutes) (behavioral)
• SSI (Single-session intervention (~30 minutes) Active arm (behavioral)
• SSI (Single-session intervention (~30 minutes) control arm (behavioral)
• End-of-Intervention Questionnaires (~5 minutes) (behavioral)

Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Participants: 160 · Started: Jan 15, 2025

Contact the study team

• Courtney Breiner · Phone: 518-376-2543

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06861608

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.