Binge Eating Self-help Treatment for University Students

NCT ID: NCT01888406

Last Updated: 2013-06-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

130 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2014-09-30

Brief Summary

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BEST4US compares the effectiveness of two forms of self-help interventions that target college students, ages 18 years to 22 years, who report binge eating. The overall question is whether one or the other format will prevent excess weight gain and lead to differences in eating behaviors. The two formats are (1) "pure self-help" (receipt of a self-help program via book form or online texts) and (2) a combination of the self-help program and guidance provided by a trained peer coach over the course of 8 weekly sessions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity Binge Eating Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Guided Self-Help

Participants receive self-help materials, including a book (Overcoming Binge Eating by C. Fairburn, handouts, and online resources. In addition, participants receive 8 individual sessions with a peer coach who supports participants in working the self-help program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Guided Self-Help

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pure Self-Help

Participants receive self-help materials, including a book (Overcoming Binge Eating by C. Fairburn, handouts, and online resources.

Group Type OTHER

Pure Self-Help

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Guided Self-Help

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Pure Self-Help

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* binge eating episodes at least once per week in the past 28 days
* 18 to 22 years old
* full-time student at Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT, USA) or Manchester Community College (Manchester, CT, USA)

Exclusion Criteria

* purging more than once per week in the past three months
* BMI less than 18 or greater than/equal to 40
* currently pregnant
* severe depressive symptoms or suicidality
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

22 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Wesleyan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Francine Rosselli

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Francine Rosselli

Visting Scholar, Dept of Psychology; Co-Investigator, BEST4US

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ruth Striegel, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wesleyan University

Francine Rosselli, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Manchester Community College

Locations

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Manchester Community College Department of Psychology

Manchester, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Wesleyan University Department of Psychology

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1R15DK092768

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

1R15DK092768-O1A1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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