NCT07007481Active, not recruiting
Purrble's Soothing Touch for Eating Disorders and Autism
SOOTH-ED: Purrble's Soothing Touch for Eating Disorders and Autism
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Jun 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to explore the potential therapeutic benefits of the Purrble intervention, a tangible device designed to assist with in-situ emotion regulation, for individuals on the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM) Eating Disorders outpatient service waiting list. By examining its effects on emotion regulation, sensory sensitivity, depression, anxiety, and motivation for treatment engagement, the study seeks to offer empirical evidence on the efficacy of the Purrble as a supportive tool while patients are on the waiting list for formal outpatient treatment.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 28 May 2025
- Start date
- 8 Feb 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
- King's College London
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07007481
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 200
- From 8 Feb 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Individuals who have previously been exposed to the Purrble intervention.
Other
- Individuals currently dealing with substance abuse issues.
- Individuals with active psychosis.
- Individuals currently experiencing high suicidality or deemed to be at a high risk of self-harm.
- Individuals currently undergoing a separate ED treatment.
Who the study is looking for
- Currently enrolled on the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) Eating Disorders Outpatient Service waiting list
- Confirmed diagnosis of an ED.
- Participants aged 18 and above.
- Willing to commit to the duration of the study and provide informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | London | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
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