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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Sep;26(5):447-461.
doi: 10.1002/erv.2600. Epub 2018 May 6.

Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Austria (SUCCEAT): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Claudia Franta  1 , Julia Philipp  1 , Karin Waldherr  2 , Stefanie Truttmann  1 , Elisabeth Merl  1 , Gabriele Schöfbeck  1 , Doris Koubek  1 , Clarissa Laczkovics  1 , Hartmut Imgart  3 , Annika Zanko  3 , Michael Zeiler  1 , Janet Treasure  4 , Andreas Karwautz  1 , Gudrun Wagner  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Austria (SUCCEAT): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Claudia Franta et al. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Supporting Carers of Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders in Austria (SUCCEAT) is an intervention for carers of children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa. This paper describes the study protocol for a randomised controlled trial including the process and economic evaluation. Carers are randomly allocated to one of the 2 SUCCEAT intervention formats, either 8 weekly 2-hr workshop sessions (n = 48) or web-based modules (n = 48), and compared with a nonrandomised control group (n = 48). SUCCEAT includes the cognitive-interpersonal model, cognitive behavioural elements, and motivational interviewing. The goal is to provide support for carers to improve their own well-being and to support their children. Outcome measures include carers' distress, anxiety, depression, expressed emotions, needs, motivation to change, experiences of caregiving, and skills. Further outcome measures are the patients' eating disorder symptoms, emotional problems, behavioural problems, quality of life, motivation to change, and perceived expressed emotions. These are measured before and after the intervention, and 1-year follow-up.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02480907.

Keywords: anorexia nervosa; carers; children and adolescents; motivational interviewing; skills training.

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