Binge Focused Therapy: A Guided, Self-help, Group-based Approach for Binge Eating Disorder

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-01

Study Completion Date

2019-10-03

Brief Summary

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The "Brain Over Binge Recovery Guide" (Hansen, 2016), is a self-help approach that incorporates fundamental aspects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy and addictions treatment. This approach has been streamlined into a guided self-help protocol (Binge Focused Therapy, or BFT) that can be delivered by undergraduate students with minimal mental health experience in 3 group sessions spread over 8 weeks (i.e., Week 1, Week 2, Week 8). The aim of this proof-of-concept study is to provide preliminary data to examine whether this approach is feasible and has clinical potential for patients with binge eating disorder.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Binge-Eating Disorder Eating Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental Group

Binge Focused Therapy (BFT) Intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Binge Focused Therapy (BFT) Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention, Binge Focused Therapy, is a 3-session, 8-week, non-expert guided self-help program. Participants will attend sessions at Week 1, Week 2, and Week 8 at the Nova Scotia Health Authority Eating Disorder Clinic. Each session will be approximately 2 hours in length.

Interventions

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Binge Focused Therapy (BFT) Intervention

The intervention, Binge Focused Therapy, is a 3-session, 8-week, non-expert guided self-help program. Participants will attend sessions at Week 1, Week 2, and Week 8 at the Nova Scotia Health Authority Eating Disorder Clinic. Each session will be approximately 2 hours in length.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 years or older;
* Meets DSM-5 criteria for moderate to severe Binge Eating Disorder (BED) as determined through screening interview by an eating disorder psychiatrist and validated with the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale (a self-report screening tool);
* Provides written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Currently receiving treatment for BED;
* Is taking a psychotropic medication (e.g., antidepressant, stimulant, etc.) AND the dose has been changed 2 weeks prior to baseline;
* Insufficient knowledge of English.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No