Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents With Bulimia
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This pilot study will evaluate the effectiveness of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and supportive psychotherapy (SP) in reducing bulimic symptoms among adolescents.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2008
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 18, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 19, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2010
CompletedOctober 26, 2012
October 1, 2012
2 years
September 18, 2008
October 25, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Eating Disorder Examination scores
28 days
Study Arms (2)
supportive psychotherapy
PLACEBO COMPARATORsupportive psychotherapy: 14 sessions
cognitive behavior therapy
ACTIVE COMPARATORcognitive behavior therapy: 14 sessions
Interventions
The cognitive behavioral therapy used in this study will focus on developing patterns of regular eating, addressing body image issues, and ways to cope with situations that trigger eating disordered behaviors.
The supportive psychotherapy treatment used in this study will involve identifying issues underlying your child's eating disorder and giving your child information about the psychological processes that tend to maintain or continue eating disorder symptoms.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age between 12 and 18
- DSM-IV diagnosis of bulimia nervosa or sub-threshold bulimia nervosa (binge eating and/or purging at least once per week)
You may not qualify if:
- Diagnosis of bipolar disorder
- Current psychosis
- Drug or alcohol abuse in the past 3 months
- Acute Suicidal Risk
- Major depression producing significant functional impairment
- Significant medical illness
- Weight outside of normal weight range (between 85% and 120% of the 50th percentile for age as measured by standard growth charts)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York, New York, 10032, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Robyn Sysko, PhD
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 18, 2008
First Posted
September 19, 2008
Study Start
February 1, 2008
Primary Completion
February 1, 2010
Study Completion
February 1, 2010
Last Updated
October 26, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-10