Comparing Two Group Therapy Treatments for Binge Eating Disorder

Eating Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Supportive Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00071578
• Other study ID #: K23MH066330
• Secondary ID: K23MH066330DSIR
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 29, 2003
• Last updated: June 26, 2013
• Start date: October 2003
• Est. completion date: July 2007

Study information

• Verified date: June 2013
• Source: Stanford University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will compare two different approaches for the treatment for Binge Eating Disorder.

Description:

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is associated with impairments in physical, psychological, and social functioning. Research has revealed relationships between disordered eating and both low self-esteem and negative emotional states.

Participants in this study will complete assessment interviews regarding their eating disorder and associated problems. Similar assessments will be conducted at the end of the study. Participants will then be randomly assigned to one of two therapy groups. Participants in one group will focus on the role of self-esteem, self-awareness, and personal effectiveness in binge eating. Participants in the other group will focus on the role of negative emotions and binge eating. Both treatments will involve a 30 to 40 minute pre-treatment individual orientation session, followed by 20 weeks of weekly group therapy. Sessions will take place over 22 weeks, or approximately 6 months (18 weekly sessions followed by 2 biweekly sessions). Follow-up assessments will take place at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after study completion to assess maintenance of treatment effects.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 101
• Est. completion date: July 2007
• Est. primary completion date: July 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder

• Reside in the San Francisco Bay Area

• Willing to commit to the study requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unstable medical problems

• History of bipolar illness or schizophrenia

• Receiving treatment for an eating disorder (or unwillingness to discontinue treatment upon study entry)

• Membership in weight-loss groups such as Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig (or unwillingness to discontinue membership upon study entry)

• Use of medications affecting weight or appetite. Antidepressants are acceptable, but doses of any psychiatric medication must have been stable for at least 3 months prior to study start

• Breast-feeding

• Require gastric-bypass surgery

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Binge-Eating Disorder
• Eating Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Group Psychotherapy-Negative Emotion Focus
20 weekly sessions, 2 hours, group format
• Group Psychotherapy- Self-Esteem Focus
20 weekly sessions, 2 hours, group format

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Stanford University Medical Center	Stanford	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stanford University	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	frequency of binge eating		prior 4 weeks	No
Secondary	Emotional Eating Scale		prior 7 days	No