Study on the efficacy of an Internet self-help program for binge eating disorder, used with the guidance of a coach

Completed

Conditions: Binge eating disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Eating disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN89537427

Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospitals of Geneva (Switzerland)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women, age = 18 years
2. Binge eating disorders and related eating disorders
3. 20<BMI<50

Exclusion Criteria

1. Drug or alcohol dependence
2. Suicide attempt during the last year
3. Unmanaged severe psychiatric disorder
4. Gastric bypass
5. Current cognitive and behavioural therapy

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2) Bulimia subscale (Garner, Olmsted, & Polivy, 1983). Self reporting questionnaire which was chosen because it was sensitive to participants? progress in previous studies using the Internet program. <br>Assessments were carried out at baseline, after 6-month intervention/waiting-list, after 6-month follow-up/intervention (= 0-6-12 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-report questionnaires: <br>1. EDI-2 subscales (Garner, Olmsted, & Polivy, 1983)<br>2. Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) (Fairburn & Beglin, 1994) <br>2.1. total score <br>2.2. number of objective binge episodes<br>3. Proportion of patients abstinent from bingeing (=0 binge episodes in the last 28 days)<br>4. Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) scales (Stunkard & Messick, 1985) <br>5. Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) score (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996)<br>6. Symptom Check-List (SCL-90R) global severity index (Derogatis, 1977) <br>7. Impact of Weight on Quality of Life (IWQOL-Lite) total score (Kolotkin, Crosby, Kosloski, & Williams, 2001)<br>8. Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSES) score (Rosenberg, 1965) <br>9. BMI (body mass index, taken out of the EDE-Q) <br>Assessments were carried out at baseline, after 6-month intervention/waiting-list, after 6-month follow-up/intervention (= 0-6-12 months)