Guided Self-help for Binge Eating

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Status

Completed

Conditions

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

Binge Eating Disorder

Treatments

Other: Waiting List

Other: E-mail self-help

Other: Face-to-face self-help

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01832792

OxGSH1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Guided self-help (GSH) is a recommended first-step treatment for bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and atypical variants of these disorders. The current study proposes to investigate the effectiveness of providing GSH either face-to-face or via e-mail, also using a delayed treatment control condition. Symptom outcomes will be assessed, and an estimate of cost-effectiveness made. Results are proposed to be disseminated locally and internationally (through submission to conferences and peer-reviewed journals), and will hopefully inform local service provision.

Please note that we are only able to offer the intervention to individuals who are currently registered with a General Practitioner that is covered by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - this is typically restricted to practices in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and parts of Wiltshire.

Enrollment

122 patients

Sex

All

Ages

17+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Registration with a General Practitioner covered by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (typically: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, parts of Wiltshire)
Primary diagnosis of an eating disorder with recurrent binge eating (BN, EDNOS [BN-type] or BED)
Age above 17.5 years (box below requires whole numbers)

Exclusion criteria

A severe eating disorder (e.g., one complicated by medical issues that would not be best managed by a self-help intervention)
BMI <18.5
Rapid weight loss (regardless of BMI)
current excessive drug use
active and untreated psychosis (the latter two are usually exclusion criteria to the EDS)