Can a chatbot treat eating disorders? new study aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07218302

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 02, 2026 · Updated 25 times

Summary

This study tests an automated chatbot designed to help adults with eating disorders reduce their symptoms. Researchers will enroll 800 people who have a clinical or subclinical eating disorder and are not currently in treatment. The chatbot provides digital support through a smartphone, aiming to make help more accessible and scalable.

Disclaimer Read more

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for EATING DISORDERS are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63105, United States

    Contact

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.