InsideOut Institute is Australia's national leader in eating disorder research. Our work spans clinical trials, digital innovation, and translation into real-world practice. Through global research partnerships, we are advancing knowledge to improve prevention, early intervention, and treatment for eating disorders, with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.
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This anonymous online survey (~20minutes) asks for your perspectives on medications for eating disorders. To be eligible to participate you must have experienced disordered eating and be 18 years or over.
Closes 17 Jul 2026
This clinical trial involves psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy treatment over 6 weeks, with 3- and 6-month follow ups. To be eligible, you must be 21 years or over and have a current diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa
Closes 01 Sep 2027
SkillED consists of 11 self-paced learning modules for people with restrictive or binge eating symptoms. To be eligible to participate in the study, you need to be 12 years or over and struggle with food, weight or shape issues.
Closes 31 Dec 2027
LivED is an online platform that gives people a flexible, personal way to share their stories and shape eating disorder research. To be eligible, you must be 16 years or over and have a past or current lived experience of eating disorder symptoms.
Closes 31 Dec 2027
This clinical trial testing a new, personalised and highly supported approach to treating young people in the early stages of anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa. Using an N-of-1 study design, the trial aims to gain a deeper understanding of what works for each individual by tailoring treatment to their unique needs and addressing the underlying causes of their illness. Co-designed by people with lived experience, carers and experienced clinicians, the trial is recruiting 56 young people to help shape the future of more effective, person-centred care.
Closes 30 Nov 2028
EDGI is the world's largest genetic study of Eating Disorders conducted in collaboration with QIMR Berghofer and international researchers. It aims to identify the hundreds of genes contributing to Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and ARFID, to enable more targeted, personalised interventions and earlier detection in high-risk groups.
Australia’s largest investigation into the core features of eating disorders ever performed.
The University of Melbourne
We are interested in understanding the degree to which people view and engage with appearance-oriented videos on TikTok
Closes 11 Aug 2026
Flinders University
This study aims to evaluate a screening tool designed to identify weight and shape concerns and disordered eating in young people. Findings from this study will help inform the development of improved screening and early identification practices for eating disorders in youth.
Closes 30 Sep 2026