Plain-English translation of NCT07435818 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This study is testing Metacognitive Training for Eating Disorders (MCT-ED), a new therapy approach designed to help teenagers with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa. MCT-ED teaches you practical skills to recognize and change rigid, perfectionist thinking patterns that often fuel eating disorder symptoms. You would continue receiving your regular eating disorder treatment while also participating in this new training program.
Anorexia nervosa has the highest death rate of any eating disorder, and cases among teenagers have increased significantly over the past 30 years. Many teenagers with anorexia struggle with perfectionism and inflexible thinking styles that make treatment harder — this new program aims to address those thinking patterns directly to improve treatment outcomes.
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You would join the study after being referred by your eating disorder doctor and giving permission to share your contact information. A research team member would contact you by phone to schedule a video meeting to learn more about the study. If you decide to participate, you would receive the new thinking-skills training program (delivered over video sessions) in addition to your regular eating disorder treatment, while the researchers track how well the program works, how many people complete it, and whether it's safe.
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Portugal
Sponsor
University of Évora
Collaborators
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Enrollment target
~14 participants
Started
March 2026
Primary completion
March 2027
Age range
13 Years – 19 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in March 2026.
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Central contact
Andreia Espírito Santo, PhD Student
NOVA National School of Public Health, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, REAL, CCAL, Portugal
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