Internet Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Body Dysmorhpic Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01850433
• Other study ID #: BDD-P
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 7, 2013
• Last updated: August 15, 2017
• Start date: March 2013
• Est. completion date: March 2014

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary aim is to develop, and test the feasibility, of a novel and protocol-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) treatment for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) administered via the Internet.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 23
• Est. completion date: March 2014
• Est. primary completion date: March 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• outpatients

• male or female

-= 18 years

• currently living in Stockholm county

• primary diagnosis of BDD according to the DSM-IV-TR

• signed informed consent

• regular access to a computer with Internet access and skills to use the web.

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychotropic medication changes within two months prior to the treatment

• completed CBT for BDD within the last 12 months

• BDD-YBOCS < 12 at psychiatrist visit

• other primary axis I diagnosis

• current substance dependence

• lifetime bipolar disorder or psychosis

• suicidal ideation

• Axis II diagnosis that could jeopardize treatment participation

• other current psychological treatment that could affect BDD symptoms

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Body Dysmorhpic Disorder
• Body Dysmorphic Disorders
• Disease

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Internet based CBT for body dysmorphic disorder

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	M46 Huddinge sjukhus, Internetpsykiatrienheten/mottagningen för tvångssyndrom	Stockholm

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

References & Publications (1)

Enander J, Ivanov VZ, Andersson E, Mataix-Cols D, Ljótsson B, Rück C. Therapist-guided, Internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD-NET): a feasibility study. BMJ Open. 2014 Sep 25;4(9):e005923. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Body dysmorphic disorder symptoms		Measured after 12 weeks of treatment, and after 3 months after treatment
Secondary	Functioning and life satisfaction		After 12 weeks of treatment, and 3 months after treatment
Secondary	Depressive symptoms		After 12 weeks of treatment, and 3 months after treatment

External Links

•   Results BMJ Open paper