Participants Wanted
The following researchers are looking for participants for studies, research projects, or educational exhibits that will further the understanding and treatment of eating disorders.
If you are interested in participating in one of these projects, contact the coordinators directly through their links.
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Are you the parent of a child who is currently receiving outpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa?
If so, researchers would like to invite you to participate in an anonymous study that examines the experience of caring for a child with Anorexia Nervosa. They are interested in how a child’s eating disorder affects the parents and family – including coping reactions and significant relationships. Few medical or psychological resources are available to support parents who may face their own challenges with respect to the diagnosis of and treatment for their child’s Anorexia. They hope their research findings will contribute to enhanced understanding of how a child’s illness affects the families so that more support services for parents can be developed and provided. If your child is between the ages of 9-22, is receiving outpatient treatment for Anorexia Nervosa, and is currently living with you at home, they invite you to participate in this important study.
Participation will involve completing a series of questionnaires online that will take approximately 15-30 minutes. Your name and any identifying information will not be linked to your responses. Publications or presentations emanating from the research will not include individual responses, only group data will be presented.
Please click the following the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VN5VTDF and enter the password: participate (in all lowercase letters). You will be directed to an informed consent letter followed by a series of brief questionnaires for you to complete. If you would like further information contact Lauren F. Stack at lfstack@gmail.com or Dr. Merle Keitel at mkeitel@fordham.edu for information.
NOTE: This research study has received IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval from Fordham University and researchers will adhere to the American Psychological Association’s Code of Ethics. Primary investigators for this study are Merle A. Keitel, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling Psychology, Fordham University, and Lauren F. Stack, M.S., Doctoral Candidate in Counseling Psychology, Fordham University.
University of Utah
Full of Ourselves PLUS (FOO+) program for female adolescents
We are promoting healthy nutrition, physical activity and positive self-image to combat eating disorders, obesity and the negative effects of bullying. The program instructors will teach intuitive eating principles and participants will learn to make healthy snacks, engage in fun physical activity and interactive discussions about body image and how to be a girl leader. The free program involves 7 sessions. Participants will receive a t-shirt and other free gifts (blanket and water bottle) as part of being in the program.
For whom is this study appropriate:
1. Girls only
2. Ages 11-17 years old
3. Must have transportation to the University of Utah for 7 consecutive Friday afternoons
Please contact Dr. Justine Reel at Justine.Reel@hsc.utah.edu for more information.
Caring for someone with an eating disorder: Different perspectives
My name is Kerri Coomber and I am completing a PhD in Psychology looking at the experience of caring for someone recovering from an eating disorder. While we now know a lot about what this is like, we don’t know whether the person in recovery and the carer see the experience of recovery and caregiving similarly or whether their experience is different. I’d like to invite you to share your perspective.
Both carer and the person with an eating disorder would each complete a short questionnaire. You won’t see each other’s responses and what you say will have any identifying information kept separate. You will provide a code so I can match up your questionnaires.
The carer questionnaire ask you about how the eating disorder affects you, as a carer, how you deal with everyday problems related to the eating disorder, and how your general health has been lately. This questionnaire will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete.
The questionnaire that the person with an eating disorder will complete will ask you about your eating disorder, where you feel you are on the road to recovery, and how you think the eating disorder affects your carer. This questionnaire will take you about 20 to 30 minutes to complete.
If you have an eating disorder, or you are a carer of someone with an eating disorder and you would like to take part, please go to the following website: www.deakin.edu.au/psychology/research/EDCarerStudy/
Contact details:
Ms Kerri Coomber
kcoomber@deakin.edu.au
Towson University Research Study on Social/Emotional Functioning:
Adults 18 years and older who have been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa are needed to participate in cutting-edge research on social and emotional functioning!
This study will explore the role of the self in perspective taking and empathy abilities. Of particular interest is the relationship between understanding one’s own thoughts/emotions and then being able to infer those thoughts/emotions in others.
If you are interested, the following is what you can expect to do:
1. Contact the experimenter to set up an appointment (contact information below).
2. Meet with the experimenter at the previously agreed upon time and location.
3. After talking with the experimenter about your rights as a volunteer, you’ll need to sign a consent form stating that you wish to participate.
4. You will fill out a variety of questions on a computer about your social/emotional functioning.
5. You’ll be asked to read a series of short stories on the computer and than answer questions about what you think the characters are thinking or feeling.
6. You’ll be asked to complete a quick language assessment.
7. You’ll be thanked and given $20 for your time and participation!
Contact Information:
C. Alix Timko, Ph.D. (Primary Investigator) & Kerry Whiteman (Co-investigator)
Email address: TOM.empathy@gmail.com
Phone Number: (410)704-5876
Contact us today to set up an appointment!!!
*THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN PARTICIPANTS AT TOWSON UNIVERSITY (410-704-2236)
Seeking Eating Disorder Experts
A short 15 minute questionnaire that can make a big difference in educating therapists about eating disorders! There has been no research on marriage and family therapist’s mental health literacy or competence concerning eating disorders. There also are no valid or reliable measures to assess mental health literacy and competence levels in eating disorders. The purpose of this study is to examine how experts score differently from non-experts on two measures.
Do you have more than 5 years of full-time experience (or 10 years of part-time experience) working exclusively with eating disorders? Are you a mental health professional? If yes, you can participate!! Go to http://daniellebe.com/expert to participate. Contact Danielle Beck-Ellsworth if you have any questions: Daniellebe@gmail.com. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board: #1611 and is valid from 12/18/2009 to 12/17/2010.
Seeking Marriage and Family Therapists who are licensed or registered interns with their local licensing board and would like to learn more about eating disorders.
This study includes a one hour on-line workshop that introduces MFTs to eating disorders and gives them one free CEU for participating (depending on the state they are registered). Additionally, all participants have the opportunity to receive one of three $50 Amazon gift certificates at the end of the study in a raffle. To participate go to http://daniellebe.com/workshop. Contact Danielle Beck-Ellsworth if you have any questions: Daniellebe@gmail.com. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board: #1612 and is valid from 12/18/2009 to 12/17/2010.
DUKE EATING DISORDER PROGRAM
Looking Beyond the Surface
Acceptance-based separated family treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosaThis is a collaborative study between Duke University Medical Center and Towson University. The aim of the study is to develop and test a family-based intervention that combines established eating disorder treatment components with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT has been found to be useful for other problems, but has not yet been systematically applied to issues of eating and body image.
With this study, we are trying to learn the most effective way to treat an adolescent’s eating disorder and how best to involve parents and caregivers in the process. Because parents and children have different concerns and are struggling with different aspects of the eating disorder, this treatment involves separated family treatment.For whom is this study appropriate?
1) Adolescents between 12-18
2) who are medically stable for outpatient treatment
3) and who have symptoms of anorexia nervosa
This study involves 20 sessions. In sessions 1-16 adolescents and parents are seen seperately; and in sessions 17-20 the family meets together.
As this is a new treatment, participants will be asked to complete a number of questionnaires on the computer, provide feedback about the treatment, and participate in focus groups.
For more information please call Lisa K. Honeycutt at 919-684-0353 or email her at edresearch@duke.edu.
TREATMENT STUDY FOR ADULT WOMEN WITH BULIMIA NERVOSA
Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) Eating Disorders Program at Boston University
Heather Thompson-Brenner, Ph.D.
The Eating Disorders Program at CARD of Boston University is conducting a 5 year NIH sponsored study examining the effectiveness of two active cognitive-behavioral treatments for women with bulimia nervosa and co-occurring mood or interpersonal difficulties.
No cost confidential treatment is available to adult women age 18 and over who:
• Binge eat
• Compensate by vomiting or other extremes
• Have severe moodiness or relationship problem
We are now enrolling participants in this no cost treatment study. If you are interested in participating, or would like more information, please contact Lauren Richards at (617) 353-9610; laurenkr@bu.edu.
Treatment study for adolescents with symptoms of anorexia nervosa: The Mount Sinai Eating and Weight Disorders Program is offering study treatment as part of a federally funded study (Principal Investigator: Katharine Loeb, PhD) for children and adolescents with symptoms of anorexia nervosa. If your child is 9-17 years old, is medically stable, and is developing signs and symptoms of an eating disorder, s/he may be eligible to participate. The study is approved by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Institutional Board (Protocol 04-0978, approved through 8/31/10). For more information, please contact Lauren Alfano at 212-659-8724.
Are you currently in treatment for an eating disorder? If you are male or female, ages 14-65 with an eating disorder, you may be eligible for a research study. We are testing two study interventions for body image concerns that might not be fully resolved in your current treatment. If you are eligible, you may participate at no cost to you and you will NOT have to stop your current treatment while you are a part of the study. For more information, please contact Lauren Alfano, the study coordinator at: 212-659-8724 or Lauren.alfano@mssm.edu. This project has been approved by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol #07-1075; PI: Katharine Loeb, Ph.D.; Approved through 01/07/10)
Treatment study for adolescent overweight/obesity: The Mount Sinai Eating and Weight Disorders Program is offering a research study of an investigational intervention (Protocol #07-0216, IRB approved through 8/31/10, PI: Katharine Loeb, Ph.D.) for adolescents who are overweight or obese. There is no cost to participants. If your child is 13-17 years old and is medically stable, s/he may be eligible to participate. For more information, please contact the study coordinator at 212-659-8724.
ARE YOU CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM BULIMIA NERVOSA? If you are female, ages 18-65 with Bulimia Nervosa, you may be eligible for a research study. We are doing fMRI scans of women with Bulimia Nervosa. If you are eligible, you will receive 20 free sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and $100 in compensation for the fMRI scan which will last for 45-60 minutes.
For more information, please contact Justine Lai, the study coordinator at: 212-659-9298 or Justine.karmin.lai@mssm.edu.
In conjunction with Dr. Walter Kaye and his research team, Dr Amanda Bischoff-Grethe is seeking female participants between 12 and 18 years of age who have a recent (within the last six months) diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa. Qualified participants will be asked to answer questions regarding their personality and cognitive abilities and will also undergo a 1.5 hour brain imaging study. By participating in this research study you may assist physicians and researchers in developing treatments for these complex and serious disorders. You may be compensated up to $175 dollars plus mileage. For more information, please contact the UCSD Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Program at edresearch@ucsd.edu or the Research Coordinator, Zoë Irvine, at 858-246-0699. (Good through January 2011) We look forward to working with you!
Eating Experiences Study
This research experiment conducted at the University of Nevada, Reno seeks to determine the relationship between levels of distress and sensory experiences of eating (i.e., taste, smell, texture, etc.) for individuals with elevated eating concerns. Eligible participants must be female and over the age of 18. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires on eating habits and psychological and emotional well-being, complete a series of math tasks, eat a self-determined amount of a lactose-free milkshake in the laboratory, and answer questions about sensory experiences related to the milkshake. Initial questionnaires to determine eligibility will take approximately 30 minutes. If you are eligible, you will be contacted to participate in the second portion of the study, which will take approximately 1 - 2 hours.
Those who complete the research study will be invited to participate in a skills group for individuals with eating concerns.
Please contact Annie Haynos at haynosa@gmail.com or 775-682-8675 for more information.
Are you the younger sister of a woman who has, or has had, anorexia nervosa? If so, I want to invite you to participate in a research study.
If you are between 18 to 30 years old and do not have an eating disorder yourself, I would like the opportunity to interview you about your experience. If you are interested, please call (510) 551 - 3000 or e-mail sisters.study@gmail.com and leave a message with your name, phone number and a good time for me to contact you. Thank you for your interest!
Treatment of Bulimic Adolescents
Please Help Us Determine Effective Psychosocial Treatments for Adolescents with
Bulimia Nervosa
The University of Chicago is conducting a study to evaluate effective outpatient
psychological treatments for adolescents with bulimia nervosa.
• You are needed if you are a family with an adolescent (12-18 years old) who has bulimia nervosa.
• The study requires that the adolescent and his/her parents be interviewed, fill out questionnaires, and then be assigned to one of three outpatient psychological treatments.
• 18 outpatient visits will be provided over a 5 month period.
If you are interested and would like more information, please call us at 773-834-5677 or email bulimia@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu.
TREATMENT STUDY FOR ADULTS WITH ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Stanford University Eating Disorders Program
James D. Lock, MD, Ph.D.
Stanford University is conducting a 3 year NIH sponsored study examining the effectiveness of outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy for AN, independently or in combination with a novel treatment which helps patients to examine their own thought processes.
Who can participate?
• Adults (women and men) age 18 and over
• Current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa
• Medically stable for outpatient treatment
• Able to speak and read English
• Willing to be randomized to either treatment condition
• Able to make a 1 year commitment
Treatments:
The patient has an equal chance of being randomized (a process like flipping a coin) to CBT, or CBT+CRT.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a common treatment for AN aimed at helping with thought processes associated with the disorder. In this treatment you will meet one on one with a therapist for 28 sessions.
Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) is focused on changing how one thinks, rather than initially focusing on shape and weight concerns. The study seeks to determine if CRT prior to CBT will improve response rates to CBT.
How Can I Participate?
If you are interested in participating, or would like further information, contact Judy Beenhakker at (650) 723-7885; judybeen@stanford.edu or Sarah Forsberg at (650) 723-9182; sarah523@stanford.edu
TREATMENT STUDY FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH BULIMIA NERVOSA
Stanford University Eating Disorders Program
James D. Lock, MD, Ph.D.
Stanford University is conducting a 5 year NIH sponsored study examining the effectiveness of 3 outpatient therapies for bulimia nervosa (BN).
Who can participate?
• Adolescents (female and male) age 12 to 18
• Current diagnosis of bulimia nervosa
• Living with at least one parent
• Medically stable for outpatient treatment
• Able to speak and read English
• Willing to be randomized to either treatment condition
• Able to make a 1.5 year commitment
Treatments:
The patient has an equal chance of being randomized (a process like flipping a coin) to CBT-A, FBT-BN, or SPT. All therapies are 20 sessions over 6 months.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (CBT-BN) is a common treatment for BN aimed at helping with thought processes associated with the disorder. In this treatment you will meet one on one with a therapist.
Family Based Therapy for BN (FBT-BN) is a family-based approach which aims to promote parental control of eating while supporting adolescent development in the family context. Although the majority of time is spent meeting with the family as a whole, a portion of the each session is spent individually with the adolescent to ascertain their perspective on progress and to identify issues relevant to the overall family treatment.
Supportive Family Therapy for BN (SPT) aims to help patients identify underlying issues of the BN and find solutions to these problems.
The purpose of the present research study is to attempt to identify an outpatient psychological treatment that is effective for adolescents with bulimia.
How Can I Participate?
If you are interested in participating, or would like further information, contact Sarah Forsberg at (650) 723-9182; sarah523@stanford.edu
Are you or a loved one potentially struggling with an eating disorder?
Are you looking for treatment for Anorexia but are worried about the cost? We may have a solution for you! The UCSD Eating Disorder Research and Treatment Program are conducting two studies that are providing no cost treatment for those currently struggling with Anorexia Nervosa.
In the first study we are recruiting adolescents between the ages of 12-18 years of age who are underweight but don’t want to gain weight to participate in the largest adolescent anorexia treatment study of its kind! Participating families will receive:
• One of two different types of family therapy for nine months
• Study physician medical monitoring
• Comprehensive assessments of symptoms all at no cost
In the second study we are looking for women ages 18-65 who are underweight but are fearful of gaining weight to complete an eight week trial of the medication Quetiapine. All participants will receive:
• No cost medical evaluations
• Supportive therapy with the study psychiatrist
• Eye appointments and either Quetiapine or placebo at no cost
In addition, you may be compensated up to $360 for your participation in the trial!
If you are interested in either study please contact Megan at (858)534-8019.
UCSD Researchers Seek Women Recovered From an Eating Disorder
Help UCSD researchers study what causes eating disorders! We are seeking female participants between 18 and 45 years of age who are recovered from Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa. By participating in this research study, you may assist physicians and researchers in developing treatments for these complex and serious disorders. You may be compensated up to $1200. For more information, please contact the UCSD Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Program at (858) 534-8019 or by email at edresearch@ucsd.edu.
We look forward to working with you!
The Eating Disorders Research Program at the University of Minnesota specializes in research on the assessment and treatment of eating disorder symptoms including binge eating and purging, compulsive overeating, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa. We are currently recruiting for the following study:
Eating Disorder Research Study - Women ages 18 and older who struggle with
binge eating and purging are needed for a research study offering free
therapy. For more information, please call: 612-627-1991.
Men and Women Needed!! To Participate in a Drug Research Study for Anorexia Nervosa
Your Participation could Help us find out if the medication known as quetiapine helps people with anorexia nervosa. There is a chance you may recieve placebo.
If you are a male or female suffering from ANOREXIA NERVOSA and are:
- between ages 18 & 65
- at least 15% below ideal body weight
- fearful of gaining weight, even though underweight
You may receive up to $360 for your time and travel and completing all assessments.
For more information contact The Center for Eating Disorder Research at 858-366-2525 or edresearch@ucsd.edu
Photography Project
I am working on a photography project and currently seeking participant referrals. This project has been submitted for consideration to be shown at a national conference in October.
Goals and objectives include:
1. A visual demonstration that recovery from eating disorders is possible. An accessible way for a general audience to conceptualize day-to-day life after an eating disorder.
2. Presenting a balanced view of recovery from eating disorders. Different people experience different forms of similar illnesses. I hope to show a variety of people living in recovery; people of different sizes, shapes, colors, and experiences.
3. To stimulate purposeful dialogue, whether internal or interpersonal.
Ideal participants include individuals living in recovery from an eating disorder, free from active symptoms. This projects aims to represent diversity in recovery, all are welcome. Participants must be willing to sign a photo release. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
For more information contact embodymentproject@gmail.com