Internet Delivered CBT for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: BDD; Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Supportive therapy; Behavioral: Cognitive behavior therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02010619

BDD RCT

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate if Internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy is an efficacious treatment when compared to a control group consisting of supportive therapy.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• outpatient
• ≥ 18 years
• primary diagnosis of BDD according to the DSM-5
• BDD-YBOCS ≥20
• 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,
• 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
• A serious medical illness that precludes participation in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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94 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive behavior therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavior therapy

Supportive therapy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Supportive therapy