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InsideOut eClinic: Eating disorder eClinic research program

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InsideOut eClinic: Eating disorder eClinic research program

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InsideOut eClinic
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Our eClinic is a digital platform providing immediate access to evidence-based online interventions and self-monitoring tools for people with eating disorders at any point in their recovery journey, with a Health Professional Portal enabling clinician-guided support. This research establishes a comprehensive outcomes database from routinely collected eClinic data to analyse accessibility, usage, and treatment effectiveness, informing platform improvements and transforming service provision for underserved populations.

Aims
The InsideOut eClinic represents a world-first, digitally supported model of care, delivering timely, equitable, and evidence-based treatment for Australians experiencing eating disorder symptoms. The program also aims to establish and maintain a centralised, comprehensive clinical and outcomes research database using routinely collected data from eClinic activities – including self-report measures, interactive exercises, and self-monitoring tools. This rich longitudinal database will support a dedicated, ongoing research program and enable detailed analysis of accessibility, usage, and treatment effectiveness. It will also inform clinical insights, platform improvements, and inform ongoing directions and improvements for eClinic platform.

Background
InsideOut has developed the first eClinic specifically for people with eating disorders. This platform provides immediate access to digital interventions for any point in the recovery journey for people with eating disorders. As a national platform, it has the capacity to transform service provision by overcoming barriers to access and engaging underserved and highly stigmatised populations who may otherwise remain undiagnosed or untreated. The platform consists of a suite of evidence-based online programs which have been shown to effectively reduce eating disorder symptomology, as well as a digital self-monitoring tool or ‘Clinical Toolkit’ that can be used either as a stand-alone intervention or in conjunction with an InsideOut’s eTherapy. The eClinic also includes a Health Professional Portal that enables clinicians to monitor client activity, guide clients through InsideOut eTherapies, and access evidence-based online training programs to support the delivery of clinician-guided self-help treatments.

Access the eClinic here: https://eclinic.insideoutinstitute.org.au/

Team Members Involved
Professor Sarah Maguire

Professor Sarah Maguire

Director of IOI
Sarah Barakat

Sarah Barakat

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Sarah Horsfield

Sarah Horsfield

Clinical Translation Lead
ShuOng

Dr Shu Ong

Research Officer
Daniel

Daniel Rogers

Digital Lead
Sally Corry

Sally Corry

Primary Health Lead
Publications related to this project

Supported Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa: a Study Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Barakat, S., Touyz, S., Maloney, D., Russell, J., Hay, P., Cunich, M., Lymer, S., Kim, M., Madden, S., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Maguire, S.

Journal of Eating Disorders.

9(1), 126.

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The Role of Regular Eating and Self-Monitoring in the Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa: A Pilot Study of an Online Guided Self-Help CBT Program

Barakat, S., Maguire, S., Surgenor, L., Donnelly, B., Miceska, B., Fromholtz, K., Russell, J., Hay, P., & Touyz, S.

Behavioural Science (Basel, Switzerland).

7(3): 39.

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Evaluating the feasibility and potential efficacy of a brief eTherapy for binge-eating disorder: A pilot study

Rom, S., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Barakat, S., Aouad, P., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., & Maguire, S.

International Journal of Eating Disorders.

55(11): 1614 - 20.

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A randomised controlled trial of clinician supported vs self-help delivery of online cognitive behaviour therapy for Bulimia Nervosa.

Barakat, S., Burton, A. L., Cunich, M., Hay, P., Hazelton, J. L., Kim, M., Lymer, S., Madden, S., Maloney, D., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Rogers, D., Russell, J., Sidari, M., Touyz, S., & Maguire, S.

Psychiatry Research.

329: 115534.

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The acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of a supported online self-help treatment program for binge-eating disorder.

Rom, S., Miskovic-Wheatley, J., Barakat, S., Aouad, P., Kim, M., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., & Maguire, S.

Frontiers in Psychiatry.

14: 1229261.

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