NCT05724394

Feasibility Trial of Getting Better Bite by Bite for Eating Disorders

A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Culturally Adapted Getting Better Bite-by-Bite (Ca-GBBB)Intervention for Individuals With Eating Disorders in Pakistan

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a mixed method feasibility randomized controlled trial to explore the feasibility and acceptability of therapist delivered, culturally adapted, manualized Ca-GBBB intervention for Eating Disorders (EDs) - Bulimia Nervosa (BN) and Bing Eating Disorder (BED) in Pakistan.

Detailed description

Evidence on psychological management of eating disorders in low and middle income countries ( LMICs) is limited, and non-existent in Pakistan. A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based guided self-help manual "Getting Better Bite by Bite: A Survival Kit for Sufferers of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders" (GBBB), has found to be feasible and acceptable for patients with BN. Quantitative phase of this research aims to determine if the culturally adapted GBBB (Ca-GBBB) programme is feasible and acceptable for individuals with Eating disorders- BN and BED compared to treatment as usual. The qualitative part of the study will include focus groups and in-depth digitally recorded one-to-one interviews with participants by trained qualitative researchers at two time points both before and after the intervention. These focus groups and in-depth interviews will continue till the data saturation is achieved. Moreover, in-depth digitally-recorded interviews with stakeholders (nutritionists, dietitian, educationist, therapists, health professionals, etc) will also be conducted by trained researchers.

Conditions

• Eating Disorders
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Binge-Eating Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Culturally Adapted Getting Better Bite By Bite (Ca-GBBB) intervention	The Ca-GBBB strongly focuses on enhancing participant's motivation and belief in their ability to change. The intervention will be comprised of 16-week training program delivered over four months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-28
• Primary completion: 2024-03-31
• Completion: 2024-12-30
• First posted: 2023-02-13
• Last updated: 2024-05-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan