Adolescent Chatbot
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age13-19
SponsorWashington University School of Medicine
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to test an eating disorders prevention digital chatbot program in a diverse group of adolescents.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
13 - 19 years old
Owns a smartphone
Speaks English
US resident
Disqualifiers
Below 13 or older than 19 years of age
Does not own a smartphone
Does not speak English
Lives outside the US
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Wysa Digital Chatbot Program
BehavioralWysa is a digital rules-based chatbot program platform offering cognitive-behavioral therapy-based guided self-help modules, including five modules for eating and body image developed by our team. Participants in this arm will engage with the digital chatbot program daily for three months to complete all five modules.
Treatment groups
400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Chatbot Intervention ConditionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Waitlist ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
ED risk factors; Weight Concerns Scale
Weight concerns scale as found in the Stanford Washington Eating Disorder (SWED) screen is a 5-item validated self-report questionnaire which measures concern with weight and dieting. Each item is scored on a 5-100 scale, then an average is computed across all 5 items for a 0-100 score.
Time frame
6 - monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov