Cognitive-Behavioral and Physical Activity Interventions for Binge Eating and Overweight

Yale University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Binge-Eating Disorder; Overweight and Obesity; Binge Eating

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03777189

2000023412

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to perform an open-series pilot trial to examine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy delivered in a guided self-help format (CBTgsh) with added content related to physical activity (PA), for the treatment of binge-eating disorder (BED), operationalized as BED full diagnostic criteria or BED with the full criteria except for the binge episode size criterion.

Enrollment: 4 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 18 to 65 years old;
2. Meet DSM-5 criteria for BED or BED but without the size criterion (LOC eating);
3. BMI 25-45 kg/m2;
4. Sedentary activity pattern (< 90 mins/week of moderate-to-vigorous intensity recreational physical activity);
5. Available for the duration of the treatment and follow-up (7 months);
6. Read, comprehend, and write English at a sufficient level to complete study-related materials.

Exclusion criteria

1. Co-existing psychiatric condition that requires hospitalization or more intensive treatment (e.g., bipolar mood disorders, psychotic illnesses, severe depression).
2. Reports active suicidal or homicidal ideation.
3. Current anorexia or bulimia nervosa.
4. Contraindications to physical activity.
5. Blood pressure >140 systolic or >90 diastolic.
6. Breast-feeding or pregnant, or planning to become pregnant during the study.
7. History of stroke or myocardial infarction.
8. Current or recent (within 12 months) drug or alcohol dependence
9. Currently receiving effective treatment for eating or weight loss.
10. Currently participating in another clinical study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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4 participants in 1 patient group

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive-behavioral therapy will be delivered in line with recommendations (e.g., NICE 2017). Format will be guided self help with added content related to physical activity.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy