Self-help Application for Eating Disorder

Yonsei University Health System (YUHS)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Eating Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults

Treatments: Procedure: Arm II (Subpectoral); Procedure: Arm I (Prepectoral),

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05615090

3-2022-0342

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mobile-based self-help CBT-E treatment for eating disorder can reduce eating disorder symptoms compared to the waitlist group

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 22 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 13-22 years
2. Owns a smartphone
3. Experienced at least one episode of binge eating over the past 4 weeks

Exclusion criteria

1. diagnosed with anorexia nervosa
2. BMI ≤ 17.5
3. having developmental disabilities, including autism, intellectual disabilities, schizophrenia, or other psychosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

I (Prepectoral)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants received the Self-help app-based CBT-E for eating disorder for 8 weeks

Treatment:

Procedure: Arm I (Prepectoral),

II (Subpectoral)

Other group

Description:

Waiting list Wait-list control(participants will use the smartphone app after the intervention phase) The waitlist group will receive treatment as usual, Patients from the waitlist group will be offered access to App after a 8-weeks period.

Treatment:

Procedure: Arm II (Subpectoral)