Randomised Controlled Study on the Use of Psychoeducation for Bulimia Nervosa in Young Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bulimia Nervosa
• Interventions: Behavioral: Guided Self-help for Bulimia nervosa

• Registration Number: NCT00461071
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of guided self-help via Internet and bibliotherapy in the treatment of bulimia nervosa (BN) in young women.

Detailed Description

Eating disorders and especially bulimia nervosa are psychiatric diseases, affecting 2-4% of women. An intervention such as guided self-help via manuals (bibliotherapy) is a well accepted approach and accepted. Development of new technologies in recent years allows delivery of psychotherapy via CD-ROMs and web-based interfaces. These new technologies have not yet been implemented in Austria in treating bulimia nervosa (BN) patients. In particular patients will be involved, who would not attend medical care regularly. The aim of our study is therefore to deliver guided self-help via an internet platform (supported by email contacts) for 100 patients with BN and to investigate the practicability and effectivity of this approach as well as compliance of patients in this group.

Patients will be found and contacted via internet, get specialized medical investigations, medical care and support via emails. As control group 100 patients with bulimia are treated with bibliotherapy only. Beside effectivity, predictors of outcome (clinical, comorbidity, indication to change, personality) are investigated.

The proposed study is a randomised controlled trial for effectivity and practicability of new technologies in psychiatric treatment research.

This is not a psychotherapy study but a study on psychoeducation, an approach which offers new and helpful opportunities for this patient group.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04
• Study First Submitted: 2007-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-04-16
• Study First Posted: 2007-04-17
• Primary Completion: 2008-02
• Study Completion: 2010-04
• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of bulimia nervosa purging-type
• BMI > 18 or age corresponding BMI in patients younger than 18y.
• Access to Internet available

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Exclusion Criteria

• Severe depression, alcohol- or drug abuse
• acute suicidality

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Internet-based self-help	Guided Self-help for Bulimia nervosa	Internet-based self-help behavioural
Bibliotherapy	Guided Self-help for Bulimia nervosa	bibliotherapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating disorder symptomatology after 3 months and after 7 months	december 2009	Eating disorder symptomatology after 3 months and after 7 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Predictors for best outcome	december 2009	Predictors for best outcome
motivation for change	dec 2009	motivation for change

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of Vienna, Dep. of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry; 🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria