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Game on: a digital adventure aims to retrain the brain's response to body image

NCT ID NCT07732829

Symptom relief Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This trial tests FlexED, a digital game-like intervention for young women aged 15–25 with eating disorders. Over seven 20-minute sessions on a mobile phone, users follow an avatar through a story and complete interactive exercises based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The goal is to help participants respond more flexibly to body-image triggers. Researchers will measure changes in eating disorder symptoms, heart rate, eye movements, and reaction times to body-related words and images before and after the intervention.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
a digital gamified intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
What this could lead to
If effective, FlexED could offer an accessible, engaging early treatment option for eating disorders that helps young women respond more flexibly to body-image distress.
What could go wrong
This is a very small early-stage trial with only 6 participants, so results may not generalize. The intervention is digital and self-guided, so engagement and adherence could vary.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 6 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2026

Expected to finish

Jul 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

15 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Female age 15-25 years * Weight Concerns Scale score of \>=47 * Meets diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder based on the DSM-5 Exclusion Criteria: * Psychosis, substance use disorder, or current suicidal ideation or self-harm * Start or change in psychiatric medications within the past month * Non-English speaking

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

eating disorder Feeding and Eating Disorders

As listed by the trial registrant

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Body image Eating disorders

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke University

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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