Community Treatment Orders in the treatment of Eating Disorders

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Exploring the psychological impact of Community Treatment Orders in the treatment of Eating Disorders

• IRAS ID

  255552

• Contact name

  Lucy Serpell

• Contact email

  l.serpell@ucl.ac.uk

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  Z6364106/2019/02/117, UCL Data Protection Policy

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 3 months, 23 days

• Research summary

  Background Information:
  A Community Treatment Order (CTO) is an order made with the aim of providing supervised treatment in the community as opposed to being detained in hospital. It is used with patients who have mental health conditions. A patient can be placed on a CTO when he or she is well enough to leave hospital, though is considered in need of ongoing supervision for their mental health needs.

  Aims:
  This study will look at the use of CTOs in the treatment of Eating Disorders (ED). It aims to understand and compare the perspectives held in regards to the use of CTOs. It also aims to look at whether groups view CTOs as a facilitator or barrier to treatment. The research may lead to improvements in the way CTOs are used with ED patients.

  This study is of interest as the use of CTOs in the treatment of EDs is increasing. However, the research in this field is limited. This study hopes to contribute to this literature set.

  Design:
  Qualitative design involving in depth semi-structured interviews

  Participants:
  Approximately 10 Patients (18 years or above) diagnosed with and currently receiving treatment for an Eating Disorder. All patients will either be on a CTO or have been so in the past.

  Approximately 10 Clinicians working in eating disorder services (i.e. psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses etc), actively involved in the treatment of patients who are on a CTO/have been on a CTO in the past.

  Approximately 10 Carers (18 years or above) of patients (see above) who are on a CTO or who have been on in the past.

  Participants will be recruited from four NHS trusts in London (NELFT, CNWL, SLAM, BEH), all which have ED adult services.

  Procedure:
  All participants will be requested to consent to take part in semi-structured interviews. Interviews will last up to 120 minutes

  Analysis:
  Data will be analysed using thematic analysis

• REC name

  London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  19/LO/0806

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Jun 2019

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion