# Preparing for Eating Disorders Treatment Through Compassionate Letter-Writing

> **NCT04174703** · NA · ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · sponsor: **University of Waterloo** · enrollment: 160 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Eating Disorders
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Compassion

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Self-compassionate letter-writing intervention

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04174703
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Waterloo
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- **Start date:** 2020-09-29
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 160 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-28

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04174703

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04174703, "Preparing for Eating Disorders Treatment Through Compassionate Letter-Writing". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-31 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04174703. Licensed CC0.

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