Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Study

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Binge Eating Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00848367

2007254-01H

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of the proposed study is to determine whether the effectiveness of a group therapy treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is improved and attrition reduced by optimally matching women with BED who have high attachment anxiety to Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy (GPIP). This study represents the next phase in a program of research stemming from a previously conducted randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

•Overweight Women 18 years of age or older who binge eat at least twice per week for the past month.

Exclusion criteria

• unable speak English
• history of an eating disorder other than Binge Eating Disorder
• concurrent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, drug or alcohol problem
• pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant within the next year
• are currently or plan to become enrolled in a weight loss program within the next year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

High attachment anxiety condition

Experimental group

Description:

16 weeks of Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy for patients with Binge Eating Disorder, matching them by attachment anxiety dimensions in order to enhance the impact of the therapy. It is hypothesized that by optimally matching patients to groups, they will have better clinical and health outcomes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Low attachment anxiety condition

Experimental group

Description:

16 weeks of Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy for patients with Binge Eating Disorder, matching them by attachment anxiety dimensions in order to enhance the impact of the therapy. It is hypothesized that by optimally matching patients to groups, they will have better clinical and health outcomes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy