Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guided Self-Help for Binge Eating Disorder
DBT-GSH-BED
A Randomized Controlled Study of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guided Self-Help Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study will compare unguided and guided dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) self-help to an attention-placebo self-help control condition. Participants with binge eating disorder will be randomly assigned to one of the three self-help conditions for 12 weeks. Six guided self-help sessions will take place via secure video-calling. Assessments will take place before, mid-way through, and after the self-help program as well as at 3-month follow-up. Six guided self-help sessions will take place via secure video-calling.
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participants targeted
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Started Sep 2016
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 6, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 15, 2016
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 20, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 20, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 20, 2018
CompletedMarch 30, 2018
March 1, 2018
1.5 years
July 6, 2016
March 28, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire
measures core eating disorder psychopathology and binge eating
Change from baseline at Week 12
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale
Change from baseline at Week 12
Brief Symptom Inventory
Change from baseline at Week 12
Study Arms (3)
DBT Guided Self-Help
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be provided with the DBT self-help manual "Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating: A Self-Help Program" by Safer, Adler \& Masson (2016) and receive six brief therapy sessions via video-calling.
DBT Unguided Self-Help
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be provided with the DBT self-help manual "Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating: A Self-Help Program" by Safer, Adler \& Masson (2016) and asked to follow the manual on their own.
Self-Esteem-Focused Unguided Self-Help
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will be provided with the self-help manual "Self-Esteem" by McKay \& Fanning (2016) as asked to follow the manual on their own.
Interventions
DBT self-help manual plus six 30-minute therapy sessions for 12 weeks
DBT self-help manual without any therapy sessions for 12 weeks
Self-esteem focused self-help manual without any therapy sessions for 12 weeks
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- meets DSM 5 criteria for binge eating disorder (BED)
You may not qualify if:
- receiving specialized psychological treatment for BED,
- BMI under 18.5,
- substance use disorder, major medical illness, psychotic symptoms
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 0X9, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jacqueline Carter, D.Phil.
Memorial University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 6, 2016
First Posted
July 15, 2016
Study Start
September 20, 2016
Primary Completion
March 20, 2018
Study Completion
March 20, 2018
Last Updated
March 30, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-03