Internet Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Body Dysmorhpic Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Internet based CBT for body dysmorphic disorder

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01850433

BDD-P

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim is to develop, and test the feasibility, of a novel and protocol-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) treatment for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) administered via the Internet.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• outpatients

• male or female

  -≥ 18 years

• currently living in Stockholm county

• primary diagnosis of BDD according to the DSM-IV-TR

• signed informed consent

• regular access to a computer with Internet access and skills to use the web.

Exclusion criteria

• psychotropic medication changes within two months prior to the treatment
• completed CBT for BDD within the last 12 months
• BDD-YBOCS < 12 at psychiatrist visit
• other primary axis I diagnosis
• current substance dependence
• lifetime bipolar disorder or psychosis
• suicidal ideation
• Axis II diagnosis that could jeopardize treatment participation
• other current psychological treatment that could affect BDD symptoms

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

Internet CBT

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Internet based CBT for body dysmorphic disorder