Effectiveness of the Body Project to Prevent Eating Disorders in Young Females at Risk

Effectiveness of the Body Project to Prevent Eating Disorders in Young Females at RiskThe project start date was September 1sth 2023. So far, completed milestones include ethical approvals, pre-registration in clinicaltrials.gov, hiring of PhD-candidate, training of staff, setting up the online survey, and gaining remaining necessary approvals. Recruitment starts during January 2024 as planned.This study investigates the effectiveness of the Body Project, a group-based body acceptance- and eating disorder prevention program, among young females at risk for developing eating disorders. The project started September 1st 2023. To date, ethical approvals have been gained, including the data protection department at Oslo University Hospital. The PhD-candidate is hired and started December 1st 2023. Study personnel are trained to lead Body Project groups and conduct eating disorder diagnostic interviews, the online data collection platform Viedoc is alsmost completed (final testing is in progress) in collaboration with the Clinical Trials Unit in the research support department at Oslo University Hospital. Materials for recruitment and data collection is prepared and will commence by end of January 2024. The study is pre-registered in clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05993728) and a protocol article is published in Journal of Eating Disorders (PMID: 38001544). A total of 441 participants will be recruited by end of 2024.