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Published on: May 10, 2022
Efficacy of the ECHOMANTRA Individual Online Intervention to Support Recovery From Eating Disorders in Adolescent
1Department of Behavioural Sciences and Health, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain.
Introduction:
ECHOMANTRA supports both patients and carers as an adjunct to treatment in Eating Disorders (Eds).
Objective:
This study evaluates the efficacy, acceptability, and feasibility of ECHOMANTRA as an add-on to treatment-as-usual (TAU) for adolescent ED patients and their carers, using an individualised online format.
Method:
A multicenter, randomized controlled trial compared two parallel groups (TAU + ECHOMANTRA vs. TAU alone) with 108 patient-carer dyads.
Results:
Patients in both groups showed improvements in BMI, ED symptoms, emotional state, quality of life, confidence in change, obsessiveness, and perfectionism, with larger effects in the ECHOMANTRA + TAU group. Carers in both groups improved in expressed emotion, accommodation, perceived ED impact, and emotional well-being, with greater effects in the ECHOMANTRA + TAU group. Only carers in this group improved in caregiver skills. Completion rates were high (patients: 87.04%, carers: 81.84%), with strong satisfaction.
Conclusions:
ECHOMANTRA is an effective, feasible online intervention that enhances outcomes for adolescent ED patients and carers when added to standard care.
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