Group Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E) for Eating Disorders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Eating disorders; Mental Health - Eating disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000183785
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Karina Allen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria are being female; aged 18 years or older; meeting DSM-5 criteria for an eating disorder; having a Body Mass Index >18.5 and <30 (healthy weight or overweight); and having no other medical or psychiatric difficulties requiring urgent attention.

Addtionally, all participants will provide informed consent and will be required to have their physical health monitored by a General Practitioner for the duration of group treatment and must not be involved in any other concurrent eating disorder treatments.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are being medically compromised (as determined by medical doctor); having a Body Mass Index (BMI) that indicates underweight (BMI <18.5) or obesity (BMI >30); being at risk of suicide (assessed during pre-treatment clinical assessment); the presence of severe psychological comorbidity that requires more immediate treatment; or inability to attend the full duration of treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Presence of binge eating and purging symptoms. These will be assessed using the items regarding frequency of binge eating episodes (eating a large amount of food with the experience of loss of control over eating) and frequency of purging episodes (self-induced vomiting and/or laxative misuse) on the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire. Participants will self-complete the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire at each of the research assessment points.[Baseline (assessment), 8 weeks after assessment, post-treatment and at 3-months post-treatment follow-up.];Mean Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire score.[Baseline (assessment), 8 weeks after assessment, post-treatment and at 3-months post-treatment follow-up.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire score.[Baseline (assessment), 8 weeks after assessment, post-treatment and at 3-months post-treatment follow-up.];Mean Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale score.[Baseline (assessment), 8 weeks after assessment, post-treatment and at 3-months post-treatment follow-up.];Mean Tolerance of Mood States Scale score.[Baseline (assessment), 8 weeks after assessment, post-treatment and at 3-months post-treatment follow-up.];Mean Inventory of Interpersonal Problems score.[Baseline (assessment), 8 weeks after assessment, post-treatment and at 3-months post-treatment follow-up.]