An Integrative Intervention for Loss of Control Eating Among Adolescent Girls

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Binge Eating/Loss of Control Eating

Treatments: Behavioral: Weight Management Control; Behavioral: Linking Individuals Being Emotionally Real (LIBER8)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01395355

1R34MH086922-01A2 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to develop a manualized and culturally sensitive intervention for adolescent girls targeting binge and loss of control (LOC) eating. The investigators will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention in a controlled pilot trial. The investigators hypothesize that this intervention will serve to reduce binge and LOC eating, as well as improve psychosocial functioning as evidenced by decreased depression, anxiety, eating disorder cognitions, and impulsivity, and improved quality of life.

Enrollment: 59 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 13 to 22 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• currently meeting criteria for loss of control (LOC) eating or binge eating disorder (BED) as defined by Marcus and Kalarchian
• age 13-22
• female
• lives with parent/primary caregiver most of the time

Exclusion criteria

• alcohol or drug dependence in the last three months
• current suicidal intent or clinically significant self-harm behaviors reported during the assessment
• diagnosis of bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa in the last three months
• presence of a developmental disability or neurological impairment that would impair the individual's ability to participate in the intervention
• psychosis, including schizophrenia, or bipolar I disorder
• not fluent in English (participant and parents/primary caregivers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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59 participants in 2 patient groups

Linking Individuals Being Emotionally Real (LIBER8)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will attend a 8-12 week, 1-2 hours long intervention comprised of cognitive behavior and dialectical behavior therapy techniques.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Linking Individuals Being Emotionally Real (LIBER8)

Weight Management Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will attend a 8-12 week, 1-2 hours long intervention comprised of behavioral weight management techniques.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Weight Management Control