Increasing Motivation to Reduce Restriction | NCT06598111

NCT06598111

Protocol Section

Identification Module

Results Section

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Document Section

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Derived Section

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Status Module

Description Module

Detailed Description

This study tests whether amplifying the potential benefits of reducing dietary restriction and/or consequences of maintaining dietary restriction increases motivation to address disordered (i.e., restrictive) eating among college students. This is an online study with a between-groups experimental design which takes place over the course of one week. All study procedures are completed online.

Participants are randomized to one of four conditions: Amplified Benefits & Consequences, Amplified Benefits, Amplified Consequences, or a control condition. Baseline measures are completed on the first day of study enrollment, following randomization to experimental condition. Over the subsequent six days, participants receive daily surveys via email every 24 hours and are given 24 hours to complete each survey. In every condition, participants complete daily self-report measures. Depending on condition, participants also completed the following manipulations:

Amplified Benefits and Consequences condition: Participants are prompted to write a brief, detailed narrative describing a day in their future if they did not restrict their caloric intake and were not concerned about their body weight or shape. Participants type their responses and provide a recording of themselves reading their narrative aloud. On each subsequent day, participants are provided with their written narrative and asked to create a new recording of themselves reading it aloud. After completing their recording and surveys, participants complete a modified version of the Pros and Cons of Anorexia Scale to amplify the negative consequences of restrictive eating. Next, they read a brief informational blurb about the negative health consequences of restrictive eating.
Amplified Benefits condition: Participants receive the same narrative prompt and recording instructions as participants in the Amplified Benefits & Consequences condition. They are not asked to complete the modified PCAN or presented with blurbs about the consequences of restrictive eating.
Amplified Consequences condition: Participants in the Amplified Consequences condition are not prompted to write or record a narrative. After completing daily surveys, they complete the modified PCAN and are presented with blurbs about the consequences of restrictive eating.
Control condition: Participants write a brief narrative nearly identical Amplified Benefits manipulation; however, their prompt instead asks them to consider a future free of concern about finances. Participants type their narrative and record themselves reading it aloud. Each day, participants create a new recording. Participants in the control condition do not complete the modified PCAN and are not provided with informational blurbs.

Design Module

Interventional Study Design

Biospecimen

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Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
Amplified Benefits and Consequences	Experimental	On the first day of the study (day 0), participants in the Amplified Benefits & Consequences condition write a brief, detailed narrative describing a day in their future if they did not restrict their caloric intake and were not concerned about their body weight or shape. Participants type their responses and provide a recording of themselves reading their narrative aloud. On each subsequent day (day 1 through day 6), participants are provided with their written narrative and asked to create a new recording of themselves reading it aloud. After completing their recording and surveys, participants complete a modified version of the Pros and Cons of Anorexia Scale.	Other: Amplified Benefits Other: Amplified Consequences
Amplified Benefits	Experimental	On the first day of the study (day 0), participants in the Amplified Benefits condition write a brief, detailed narrative describing a day in their future if they did not restrict their caloric intake and were not concerned about their body weight or shape. Participants type their responses and provide a recording of themselves reading their narrative aloud. On each subsequent day (day 1 through day 6), participants are provided with their written narrative and asked to create a new recording of themselves reading it aloud.	Other: Amplified Benefits
Amplified Consequences	Experimental	On each day of the study, participants in the Amplified Consequences condition complete the modified Pros and Cons of Anorexia scale and are presented with blurbs about the consequences of restrictive eating.	Other: Amplified Consequences
Control

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Amplified Benefits	Other	Participants write a brief, detailed narrative describing a day in their future if they did not restrict their caloric intake and were not concerned about their body weight or shape.

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Change in dietary restraint	Dietary restraint was measured using two items drawn from the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. Each item was rated on a 1-6 scale ranging from 1 (Not at all/never) to 6 (Markedly/all the time). Scores on each item were averaged to create a single dietary restraint score. Changes in daily scores were used to quantify changes in dietary restraint over time.	Baseline (day 0), day 1, day 2, day 3 day 4, day 5, day 6
Change in motivation	Motivation was measured using the Readiness and Motivation Questionnaire, which is a self-report measure assessing motivation to change disordered attitudes and behaviors. Items reflect four categories: precontemplation, action, internality, and confidence. Respondents rate each item on a percentage scale ranging from zero to 100. The RMQ was modified to include only items assessing dietary restriction, with one item assessing each of the aforementioned categories. Items were anchored to the last 24 hours. Changes in daily scores were used to quantify changes in motivation over time.	Baseline (day 0), day 1, day 2, day 3 day 4, day 5, day 6

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Change in body dissatisfaction	Body dissatisfaction was measured using two items drawn from the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire. Each item was rated on a 1-6 scale ranging from 1 (Not at all/never) to 6 (Markedly/all the time). Scores on each item were averaged to create a single body dissatisfaction score. Changes in daily scores were used to quantify changes in body dissatisfaction over time.

Eligibility Module

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
Florida State University		Tallahassee	Florida	32304	United States

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