Can a smartphone app help tame eating disorders?
NCT ID NCT05753410
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an 8-week mindfulness app is practical and liked by people with anorexia or bulimia. 32 adults who were already in eating disorder treatment used the app at home. The goal was to see if they would complete the modules and find them helpful, not to cure the disorder.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Can read and write in English * Meet diagnostic DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or atypical anorexia nervosa/bulimia nervosa * Owns a smartphone * Willing and able to participate in an eight-week long research study * Have a private quiet space at home or headphones to complete modules * Completed one month or more of eating disorder treatment * Currently enrolled in eating disorder treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Fail to meet above-listed inclusion criteria * Current alcohol or drug dependence * Current untreated psychotic or bipolar disorder * Current suicidal intent * Significant cognitive impairment that would impair the ability to use Mindful Courage effectively * BMI \<15 or medically unstable * Currently receiving residential/inpatient treatment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Margaret Sala
The Bronx, New York, 10461-1915, United States
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