NCT00965705

Brief Summary

Temple University is looking for women to participate in a study to evaluate the treatment options available to women living with binge eating disorder. Binge-Eating Disorder is a significant public health problem for women. Despite this, there is limited research on how best to treat this disorder at varying levels of severity. The purpose of this NIMH-funded study is to enroll individuals in a brief form of cognitive-behavior therapy. If more intense treatment is needed, individuals will be randomly assigned to more intensive group and individual treatments (Cognitive-Behavior Therapy or Dialectical Behavior Therapy). Both of these treatments are talking therapies that have been adapted for women living with binge-eating disorder and are free of charge.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
109

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2009

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2009

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 25, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 26, 2009

Completed
7.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

April 20, 2018

Status Verified

April 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

7.8 years

First QC Date

August 25, 2009

Last Update Submit

April 18, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

Binge Eating Disorderovereatingbinge eatingwomenoverweightcompulsive overeating

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of objective binge eating days or objective binge eating frequency using the Eating Disorders Examination-16 over the last month

    Number of objective binge eating days or objective binge eating frequency using the Eating Disorders Examination-16 over the last month

    Up to 12 months after randomization

Study Arms (3)

Guided Self Help

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Behavioral: Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Behavioral: Therapy

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Behavioral: Therapy

Interventions

TherapyBEHAVIORAL

Individual Therapy and Group Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyDialectical Behavioral TherapyGuided Self Help

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 60 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult female, 18 years to 60 years
  • Meets DSM-IV criteria for Binge Eating Disorder
  • Resides within commuting distance
  • Consents to research protocol, i.e.
  • months in assessment and treatment
  • willing to be part of a biological assessment/physiological assessment
  • have to be prepared that they will receive a brief individual treatment and if this does not work for them, that they will receive more intensive treatment including both group and individual treatment.
  • agreement not to see other health professionals unless recommended
  • seeing their own Primary care Physician/Nurse Practitioner for medical screening prior to study (i.e., before being allocated a guided self-help therapist)
  • payment for their own medical assessment, monitoring, and medication if needed

You may not qualify if:

  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform, or Schizoaffective Disorders, Psychosis NOS, or Bipolar Mood Disorder
  • Needs priority treatment for other debilitating conditions, e.g. current substance dependence requiring inpatient detox
  • chronic absence of shelter
  • IQ less than 70
  • Impending jail/prison, court order to treatment, court order to treatment or to jail, or agency order to treatment or to loss of child custody (due to consequent inability to freely drop-out of treatment)
  • Is pregnant, plans to become pregnant during treatment, or becomes pregnant before random assignment to study condition
  • Medical instability
  • Has had or is seeking Gastric bypass surgery
  • On anti-seizure medication, beta-blockers, asthma medication, medication for heart disease, or any other medication that affects appetite or weight
  • Psychotropics are acceptable if the doses are stable for at least 3 months prior to screening

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Chen EY, Cacioppo J, Fettich K, Gallop R, McCloskey MS, Olino T, Zeffiro TA. An adaptive randomized trial of dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavior therapy for binge-eating. Psychol Med. 2017 Mar;47(4):703-717. doi: 10.1017/S0033291716002543. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

  • Southward MW, Christensen KA, Fettich KC, Weissman J, Berona J, Chen EY. Loneliness mediates the relationship between emotion dysregulation and bulimia nervosa/binge eating disorder psychopathology in a clinical sample. Eat Weight Disord. 2014 Dec;19(4):509-13. doi: 10.1007/s40519-013-0083-2.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Binge-Eating DisorderHyperphagiaBulimiaOverweight

Interventions

Therapeutics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding and Eating DisordersMental DisordersSigns and Symptoms, DigestiveSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody Weight

Study Officials

  • Eunice Y Chen, PHD

    Temple University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Study Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2009

First Posted

August 26, 2009

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion

March 1, 2017

Study Completion

March 1, 2017

Last Updated

April 20, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-04

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