BFED: Investigating the effects of self-help eating disorder modules on a community sample.
About this study
Research Team
Prof Peter McEvoy, Dr Bruce Campbell, Dr Kate Tonta, Dr Olivia Carter, Katharina Targowski, Rosie Blackburn
Institution
Curtin University and the Centre for Clinical Interventions
Ethics Approval Number
RGS6683 (WA Health Central Human Research Ethics Committee)
Funding Source
N/A
Project Start Date
8 May 2025
Project End Date
31 December 2025
Participants
Adults (18+) currently seeking psychological treatment for eating disorders in Australia.
What is Involved
A 20 minute pre-screener; 14 weekly guided self-help modules; a series of online questionnaires throughout treatment. Participation is voluntary and spans over 4 months.
Ethics Approval Number
RGS6683 (WA Health Central Human Research Ethics Committee)
Location
Online
Contact Details
Rosie Blackburn; rosie.blackburn@curtin.edu.au
Waitlists for specialist eating disorder treatments can be long. When accessing therapy is delayed, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP; 2014) recommends guided self-help as a first step in treatment. The aim of this project is to evaluate using online self-help modules developed by the eating disorders team at the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) to support people with eating disorders who are currently not receiving treatment. CCI provides free online evidence-supported self-help modules for eating disorders – Break Free from ED (BFED) - which have been accessed over 350,000 times since July 2022. The present research study will evaluate using the BFED modules in a self-help format with minimal guidance. We intend to use the findings to refine and develop innovative solutions to better support people with eating disorders while they are on waitlists and ultimately help them engage in evidence-based treatment at the point they ask for help.
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