NCT00158340

Guided Self-Help Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder

Binge Eating Self-Guided Treatment (BEST)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 284 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will determine the effectiveness of guided self-help treatment in treating individuals with binge eating disorder (BED).

Detailed description

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious condition characterized by compulsive overeating and feelings of powerlessness. The condition often has a negative impact on both physical and emotional health. This study will examine ways to help people determine whether they have BED and will test whether guided self-help (GSH) treatment is effective in treating BED. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either GSH treatment or usual clinical care (which may include general support and talk therapy) for 3 months. The GSH treatment is a cognitive behavioral therapy-based program that will be administered over 8 sessions. Participants receiving GSH will be given a book that focuses on dealing with BED; they will also meet with a therapist regularly to have their progress monitored. The Eating Disorders Examination (EDE), self-reports, questionnaires, and surveys will be used to assess participants. Assessments will be conducted at study entry, at Weeks 2 and 4 of the treatment, at the end of the treatment, and at 6 and 12 months post-treatment.

Conditions

• Eating Disorders
• Bulimia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Guided self-help cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)	Participants receive eight sessions of guided self-help CBT.
BEHAVIORAL	Usual clinical care	Control group participants receive treatment as usual.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-08-01
• Primary completion: 2008-07-01
• Completion: 2008-07-01
• First posted: 2005-09-12
• Last updated: 2011-11-07

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States