PrevED MR. Improving Emotion Dysregulation Through Mixed Reality Based Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults at Risk of Developing Eating Disorders.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects of PrevED MR, a group-based preventive intervention for adolescents and young adults at risk of developing eating disorders. PrevED MR is based on dialectical behavior therapy skills and uses mixed reality and virtual reality activities to support emotion regulation, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and body-related acceptance. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the PrevED MR intervention group or a waiting-list control group. The intervention will be delivered over 6 weeks, with two sessions per week, for a total of 12 sessions. Assessments will be conducted at baseline and after the intervention to examine changes in eating disorder symptoms, body image acceptance, emotion regulation strategies, rumination, usability, sense of presence, cybersickness, satisfaction, and adherence.

NCT Number	NCT07565129
Lead Sponsor	Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Collaborators: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain
Conditions	Eating Disorders, Emotion Dysregulation
Enrollment	72 participants
Start Date	2026-04-28
Primary Completion	2027-03 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-09 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-25