Body Acceptance After Baby Intervention
ConditionBody Dissatisfaction
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorNortheastern University
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to learn if a novel online single-session intervention can help improve body dissatisfaction in new moms. The active intervention condition, Body Acceptance After Baby (BABI), uses acceptance-based skills to help participants cope with body dissatisfaction. BABI will be evaluated against another active intervention condition (a brief infographic that provides psychoeducation about body image during postpartum) and a waitlist control condition.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Be currently residing in the U.S.
Be able to read and write in English
Be aged 18 or above
Identify as a woman
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Body Acceptance after Baby (BABI)
BehavioralBABI is an online, self-directed single-session intervention designed to improve body dissatisfaction in postpartum moms (up to one year after delivery) aged 18 or older.
Postpartum Body Image Infographic
BehavioralThe postpartum body image infographic is an online pamphlet that provides psychoeducation about body image during postpartum.
Treatment groups
375 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: Body Acceptance After Baby Intervention (BABI)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Postpartum Body Image InfographicExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Waitlist ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Postpartum body image
Postpartum body image will be measured using the Body Image in Pregnancy Scale adapted for postpartum. Only the following subscales will be measured: (1) Preoccuptation with Physical Appearance; (2) Prioritization of Appearance over Function; (3) Appearance-Related Behavioral Avoidance. Subscales range from 1-5 with higher scores indicating greater body image disturbance.
Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 3 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Body appreciation
Body Appreciation will be measured using The Body Appreciation Scale-2 Short Form. Scores range from 3-15 with higher scores indicating greater body appreciation.
Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 3 months2
Psychological flexibility
Psychological flexibility will be measured with the Comprehensive assessment of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy processes (CompACT). Scores range from 0-138 with higher scores indicating greater psychological flexibility. Subscales can also be calculated to measure (1) Openness to Experience, (2) Behavioral Awareness, and (3) Valued Action.
Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 3 months3
Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression will be measured with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Scores range from 0-30 with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptoms.
Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 3 months4
Eating disorder symptoms
Eating disorder symptoms will be measured with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short (EDE-QS). Scores range from 0-36 with higher scores indicating greater severity of eating disorder symptoms.
Time frame
Baseline, 1 month, 3 monthsOther outcomes
1
Acceptability
To measure intervention acceptability we will use the The Program Feedback Scale (PFS). The PFS asks participants to rate agreement with seven statements about the acceptability of the SSI (e.g. "I enjoyed the program") on a five-point scale. Higher scores reflect greater acceptability for each item.
Time frame
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