Approach Bias Modification Training In Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial

Phase 2

• Conditions: F50.2; F50.9; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorder, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00010231
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03-24
• Study Completion: 2017-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

(a) age 18 years or above

(b) DSM-V diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

(a) age under 18 years

(b) medical (e.g. major electrolyte abnormalities) or psychiatric (e.g. acute suicidality) instability

(c) current or lifetime diagnosis of substance dependence, psychosis, bipolar disorder, ADHD, or borderline personality disorder

(d) psychotropic medication other than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (patients have to be on a stable medication, i.e. at least 14 days, of SRRI during participation in the trial)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of subjective and objective binge eating attacks and global eating disorder psychopathology during the previous 2 months prior and after the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
(1) approach bias towards visual food cues prior/after the intervention.<br><br>(2) attentional bias towards visueal food cues prior/after the intervention.<br><br>(3) trait food craving prior/after the intervention.<br><br>(4) state levels of cue-elicited food craving prior/after the intervention.<br><br>(5) food intake in the laboratory prior/after the intervention.<br><br>(6) treatment acceptance.