Digital Game for Early Eating Disorder Prevention
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests FlexED, a smartphone game designed to help young women who are worried about their weight and showing early signs of eating disorder behaviors—like extreme dieting, binge eating, or purging—before these behaviors become a full disorder. The goal is to see if this fun, interactive approach can help prevent the condition from getting worse.
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Who can take part
- You are female and between 15 and 25 years old.
- You score 47 or higher on the Weight Concerns Scale (a short questionnaire about worry over weight and shape).
- You've experienced at least one eating disorder behavior, such as extreme dieting or exercise, binge eating, or purging (vomiting or laxative use).
- You do not currently have a full eating disorder diagnosis (anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder).
- You have not taken psychiatric medications that were changed within the past month.
- You are not having thoughts of harming yourself, do not have a current substance abuse problem, and do not have a psychotic disorder.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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