Art and education: a new way to treat eating disorders?
NCT ID NCT06198023
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two types of social therapy for young adults (ages 18-30) with eating disorders or anxiety. One group gets educational sessions about brain function and social processing; the other adds interactive art tasks done in teams. Researchers will track changes in eating disorder, mood, and anxiety symptoms over 12 months to see if the interactive approach offers extra benefits.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (educational sessions and interactive art therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new, non-medication approach to improve social functioning and reduce symptoms in eating disorders and anxiety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (60 people) comparing two behavioral interventions, so results may not apply broadly. There is no guarantee either therapy will outperform the other or standard care.
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Locations
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UT Southwestern Multispecialty Psychiatry Clinic
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75247, United States
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