Acquisition and Utilization of Skills Using Innovative Smartphone Application for Regular Eating

NCT ID: NCT03673540

Last Updated: 2021-09-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-31

Study Completion Date

2021-01-15

Brief Summary

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The study seeks to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, target engagement, and validity of an innovative smartphone application with ecological momentary interventions to augment cognitive behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia Binge Eating Purging 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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CBT with smartphone application (EMI on)

CBT with CBT+ smartphone application (EMI on)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CBT+ application

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smartphone application that comprises electronic self-monitoring of food intake, eating disorder behaviors, and mood and ecological momentary interventions

Interventions

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CBT+ application

Smartphone application that comprises electronic self-monitoring of food intake, eating disorder behaviors, and mood and ecological momentary interventions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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CBT+

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Meets criteria for bulimia nervosa or sub-threshold bulimia nervosa with subjective binge episodes (objective binge episodes or subjective binge episodes AND compensatory behaviors at least 1 time per week on average for the past 3 months)
* BMI \>17.5
* Have a smartphone device
* Willing and able to use smartphone device to track food intake multiple times per day for 16 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next year
* Currently experiencing severe psychopathology that would limit their ability to engage in study (e.g. suicidality, substance use disorder, psychotic disorder)
* Have previously received a full trial of CBT for bulimia nervosa
* History of bariatric surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Drexel University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Drexel University, Stratton Hall

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Presseller EK, Wilkinson ML, Trainor C, Lampe EW, Juarascio AS. Self-regulation deficits moderate treatment outcomes in a clinical trial evaluating just-in-time adaptive interventions as an augmentation to cognitive-behavioral therapy for bulimia-spectrum eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2022 May;55(5):709-716. doi: 10.1002/eat.23695. Epub 2022 Feb 24.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35212017 (View on PubMed)

Presseller EK, Lampe EW, Michael ML, Trainor C, Fan SC, Juarascio AS. Latent trajectories of symptom change during cognitive-behavior therapy predict post-treatment worsening of symptoms: a preliminary examination among outpatients with bulimia-spectrum eating disorders. Eat Weight Disord. 2022 Aug;27(6):2257-2264. doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01348-5. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34981464 (View on PubMed)

Parker MN, Wilkinson ML, Hunt RA, Ortiz A, Manasse SM, Juarascio AS. Eating expectancies and hedonic hunger among individuals with bulimia-spectrum eating disorders who plan binge-eating episodes. Int J Eat Disord. 2022 Jan;55(1):120-124. doi: 10.1002/eat.23628. Epub 2021 Oct 13.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34643949 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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R34MH116021

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1802006074

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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