Comparison of a Telehealth Versus In-person Intervention for Binge Eating

Texas A&M University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Binge Eating

Treatments: Behavioral: Dialectical behavior therapy-informed group eating intervention protocol (telehealth); Behavioral: Dialectical behavior therapy-informed group eating intervention protocol (in-person)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05725408

IRB2022-0163D

Details and patient eligibility

About

Adults and adolescents will be asked to participate in a 10-week intervention to better understand their emotions and improve their relationship with food.

Full description

Adults and adolescents will be asked to participate in a 10-week eating intervention to better understand and manage their emotions and improve their relationship with food. Participants will fill out questionnaires related to their engagement in body avoidance behaviors and disordered eating, and assess their self-reported levels of impulsivity, food insecurity, mindfulness skills, emotion regulation skills, and distress tolerance skills. Participants will also be asked questions to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the telehealth format.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Adolescent Group:

• Adolescent in high school (ages ~13-18)
• Participant and their caregiver must be able to understand and speak English
• Has access to a computer device or tablet with a microphone and web camera
• Has access to a reliable internet connection and a private, quiet place to complete sessions
• Willing or able to secure transportation to the Texas A&M University campus if selected for the in-person group
• Engages in loss-of-control eating AND eating within a 2-hour period what most people would consider an unusually large amount of food given the circumstances

Exclusion Criteria for Adolescent Group:

• Active suicidal ideation within the past 2 weeks
• Has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability
• Active psychosis or experiencing psychosis symptoms
• Caregiver is not able to participate

Inclusion for Adult Group:

• Age 18+
• Speaks and understands English
• Has access to a computer device or tablet with a microphone and web camera
• Has access to a reliable internet connection and a private, quiet place to complete sessions
• Willing or able to secure transportation to the Texas A&M University campus if selected for the in-person group
• Engages in loss-of-control eating AND eating within a 2-hour period what most people would consider an unusually large amount of food given the circumstances

Exclusion Criteria for Adult Group:

• Active suicidal ideation within the past 2 weeks
• Has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability
• Active psychosis or experiencing psychosis symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

Telehealth Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be randomized to the telehealth group where they will attend weekly group intervention sessions online through the Zoom platform. Participants will be emailed or mailed materials for session since they will not be attending in-person. Participants will not be asked to attend any sessions or portions of the study in-person.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dialectical behavior therapy-informed group eating intervention protocol (telehealth)

In-Person Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will be randomized to the in-person group where they will attend weekly group intervention sessions at a building on the Texas A\&M University campus. Participants will be emailed or provided session materials when they arrive for sessions. After the first session, they will not be attending any online sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dialectical behavior therapy-informed group eating intervention protocol (in-person)