RESEARCH STUDIES
Anorexia Research Study
The Johns Hopkins Eating Disorders Program is seeking adults aged 18-55 to participate in a placebo-controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of a research medication in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. Participants will be offered 16 weeks of medication (active or inactive) and weekly outpatient medical monitoring by a psychiatrist. The treatment will be provided at no cost and participants will receive up to $250 for completing all parts of the study.
To participate, you must have anorexia nervosa, be 18-55 years old, be medically stable for outpatient treatment, and willing to complete assessments (interviews, questionnaires and medical evaluations) at intervals throughout the 16-week study and at 1- and 2-month follow-ups. All information gathered will remain confidential.
Please call (410) 955-3863 for more information or email Angela Guarda at aguarda@jhmi.edu.
Visit our website at: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/eating_disorders
Anorexia Research Study
Weill Cornell Medical College researchers are conducting a placebo-controlled trial of a research medication for the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa.
To participate you must:
- Have Anorexia Nervosa
- Be 18-55 years old
- Be medically stable enough for outpatient treatment
- Complete interviews and questionnaires
Medical monitoring and study medication will be provided at no cost. The study will take place at the Weill Cornell Medical College's Westchester Campus. Help us learn more about a potential new treatment! Please call Melanie Lipton at (914) 682-5475 or email at mel2012@med.cornell.edu.
Visit our website at: http://nyp.org/eatingdisorders/research.html
Stanford University Research Study offers:
Treatment at no cost for Binge Eating Disorder
Eligible participants (men and women over age 18) will receive 10 free group therapy sessions. Our next groups are currently forming and starting SOON. Please call 650-724-9251 or email pajarito@stanford.edu for more information regarding eligibility and to be placed on our waiting list.
The study websites:
http://psychiatry.stanford.edu/research/eating.html
http://med.stanford.edu/clinicaltrials/detail.do?studyId=7362
For general information regarding participant’s rights, contact 866-680-2906
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Duke University
Are you a parent of a child with an eating disorder?
Take an online parent opinion survey (15-20 minutes) to help fellow parents of children with eating disorders! Click here to complete the survey: http://tinyurl.com/ParentExperience.
Parent volunteers needed for a research study.
If you are a parent of a child (of any age) who is currently being treated for an eating disorder, you may be eligible to be in a study about your
experiences. Researchers at Duke University and the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill are interested in the experiences of caregivers to
learn what families who have been affected by a child’s eating disorder
need most. The surveys do not ask for medical information and responses
are kept confidential.
How/When/Where?
You can participate in the first survey anytime before April 30th. A second
survey will then be emailed to you in 8-12 weeks. Both surveys are
completed online. If you would like more information, please email or call
the study coordinators: Autumn Shafer at shafer@unc.edu or Sheetal Patel
at
512-626-3616.
Click this link to complete the online survey:
http://tinyurl.com/ParentExperience.
Who can participate?
Mothers and/or fathers of a child (of any age) who has an eating disorder.
Your child must be receiving treatment at a clinic, therapist, hospital,
or
residential facility. If you have previously completed a similar survey
from UNC or Duke, we thank you for participation but ask that you do not
repeat the questionnaire!
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Looking Beyond the Surface
Acceptance-based separated family treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa
What is this study about?
The aim of the study is to develop and test a family-based intervention that combines established eating disorder treatment components with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT has been found to be useful for other problems, but has not yet been systematically applied to issues of eating and body image.
With this study, we are trying to learn the most effective way to treat an adolescent’s eating disorder and how best to involve parents and caregivers in the process. Because parents and children have different concerns and are struggling with different aspects of the eating disorder, this treatment involves separated family treatment.
For whom is this study appropriate?
1) Adolescents between 12-18
2) who are medically stable for outpatient treatment
3) and who have symptoms of anorexia nervosa
This study involves 20 sessions. In sessions 1-16 adolescents and parents are seen separately; and in sessions 17-20 the family meets together.
As this is a new treatment, participants will be asked to complete a number of questionnaires on the computer, provide feedback about the treatment, and participate in focus groups. The treatment itself is free.
For more information please visit the website: https://sites.google.com/a/sites.usciences.edu/timko-lab/home/edrp/asft
I'm interested! How do I get in touch with you?
Please call Natalia, Study Coordinator, 215-596-7183 or email her at edresearch@usp.edu.
Family Internet-based Early Bulimia Nervosa Study
The University of Chicago is conducting a research study designed to examine the efficacy of an Internet-based program for parents with adolescent children who show early signs of bulimia nervosa. We are seeking families who have an adolescent (ages 12-17) who engages in binge eating (large amounts of food in a short period of time) and/or compensatory purging (e.g., vomiting). Participating families will use an Internet-based program to address their adolescent’s eating disorder symptoms.
To be eligible:
* Families with an adolescent child (ages 12-17)
* Adolescent demonstrates eating disorder symptoms
For information call:
Colleen Stiles-Shields at 773-834-5677 and mention your interest in the Family Internet-based Early Bulimia Nervosa Study
or e-mail Jocelyn Lebow: jlebow@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu
or, to learn more, or to register online, visit: http://epathprogram.org
Fordham University
Are you the parent of a child who is currently receiving outpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa?
If so, researchers would like to invite you to participate in an anonymous study that examines the experience of caring for a child with Anorexia Nervosa. They are interested in how a child ’s eating disorder affects the parents and family – including coping reactions and significant relationships. Few medical or psychological resources are available to support parents who may face their own challenges with respect to the diagnosis of and treatment for their child’s Anorexia. They hope their research findings will contribute to enhanced understanding of how a child’s illness affects the families so that more support services for parents can be developed and provided. If your child is between the ages of 9-22, is receiving outpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, and is currently living with you at home, they invite you to participate in this important study.
Participation will involve completing a series of questionnaires online that will take approximately 15-30 minutes. Your name and any identifying information will not be linked to your responses. Publications or presentations emanating from the research will not include individual responses, only group data will be presented.
Please click the following the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VN5VTDF and enter the password: participate (in all lowercase letters). You will be directed to an informed consent letter followed by a series of brief questionnaires for you to complete. If you would like further information contact Lauren F. Stack at lfstack@gmail.com or Dr. Merle Keitel at mkeitel@fordham.edu for information.
NOTE: This research study has received IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval from Fordham University and researchers will adhere to the American Psychological Association’s Code of Ethics. Primary investigators for this study are Merle A. Keitel, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling Psychology, Fordham University, and Lauren F. Stack, M.S., Doctoral Candidate in Counseling Psychology, Fordham University.
University of Chicago Eating and Weight Disorders Program
At the Eating and Weight Disorders Program at the University of Chicago, we practice evidence-based treatment. Our Program provides comprehensive outpatient and limited inpatient services for the assessment, treatment, and follow-up of adolescents and adults with eating disorders. This includes:
• Adolescent anorexia and bulimia nervosa and related disorders.
• Adult anorexia and bulimia nervosa and related disorders
• Binge eating disorders
• Childhood and adolescent obesity
For more information about our general clinic please contact Leah Boepple, our clinic coordinator at 773-702-0789 or e-mail her at lboepple@bsd.uchicago.edu
We are also actively recruiting participants for the following studies:
Adolescent Nervosa Treatment Study: adolescents (aged 12-18 years) with symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa are invited to participate in a 6-month, outpatient-treatment study.
The purpose of this research study is to identify effective outpatient psychological treatments for adolescents with bulimia nervosa. Interested individuals should contact Colleen Stiles-Shields at (773) 834-5677.
Adolescent Overweight Treatment Study: The University of Chicago is presently recruiting overweight adolescents (aged 13-17 years) and their families to participate in a 24-week treatment study designed to examine the efficacy of two treatments for adolescent obesity. Interested individuals may contact Kali Ludwig at (773) 834-0360.
Adult Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Study: The University of Chicago is conducting a National Health funded research study designed to develop and refine a family-based treatment manual for young adults (aged 18-25 years) with Anorexia Nervosa as well as assess the feasibility of this out-patient psychotherapy. Treatment involves up to 6 months of cost-free individual and family therapy sessions. Interested individuals may contact our Research Coordinator at (773) 834-9120.
Towson University Research Study on Social/Emotional Functioning
Adults 18 years and older who have been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are needed to participate in cutting-edge research on social and emotional functioning! This study will explore the role of the self in perspective taking and empathy abilities. Of particular interest is the relationship between understanding one’s own thoughts/emotions and then being able to infer those thoughts/emotions in others.
For more information please contact C. Alix Timko, Ph.D. (Primary Investigator) & Kerry Whiteman (Co-investigator)
Email address: TOM.empathy@gmail.com
Phone Number: (410)704-5876
Duke Eating Disorders Program
Treatment Study for Adolescents - Duke is currently enrolling families in their treatment study for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (threshold and subthreshold cases appropriate). Participants receive 6 months of psychotherapy at no cost and complete 6 months of follow-up assessment for which they receive monetary compensation. For more information, please call (919) 684-0149 or email edresearch@duke.edu.
Eating Disorders Research Program at the University of Minnesota
Binge Eating Medication Study
The University of Minnesota Eating Disorders Research Program is looking for adult men and women who regularly binge eat (i.e., eat large amounts of food in a short period of time and feel a loss of control) to serve as participants for a study testing a new medication for binge eating disorder. Interested individuals will go through a screening process to determine eligibility. Those eligible will be randomly selected to receive the study medication or placebo pill (an inactive pill) and take the medication daily for 6 weeks. In addition, participants will attend several monitoring visits which last about 1 hour each. Finally, participants will complete one follow-up visit which would occur 2 months after starting the medication. Participants are paid $40 for each study visit they complete.
If you are overweight/obese and not taking any mood-altering medications (e.g., antidepressants), please contact us for more information:
612-627-1991 or anpalm@umn.edu.
Therapy Study for Bulimic Symptoms
Do you struggle with binge eating and purging? Is your sense of self-esteem strongly influenced by your body shape and/or weight? The Eating Disorders Research Program is testing a new type of therapy for the treatment of bulimic symptoms. Individuals ages 18-65 who are interested in learning more about this University of Minnesota research opportunity and determining eligibility should email anpalm@umn.edu or call: 612-627-1991 (all calls confidential).
Effects of body experience and mindfulness on eating behaviors
Researcher: Jennifer Bruha, MACP, MAP, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Through a series of surveys, this study asks subjects about their eating patterns and attitudes, and asks them to rate their levels of inner and outer body experience, mindfulness, and behaviors related to body image.
Please see: www.bodyimagesurveys.com
University of Chicago Eating and Weight Disorders Program
Please click here for more information on their research studies.
University of California San Diego Eating Disorder Research and Treatment Program
Program Director: Walter Kaye, MD
Please click here to learn more about their research studies and current findings.
The EDC lists research projects as a courtesy to users, but does not endorse any of the studies.