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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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * In the past 12 months, has met DSM-5 criteria met for an eating disorder (Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder) and/or an anxiety disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder) * Between the ages of 18-30 Exclusion Criteria: * Current inpatient or residential treatment * Medical instability or safety/suicide risk as determined by the PI
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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UT Southwestern Multispecialty Psychiatry Clinic
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75247, United States
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