Integrative Cognitive-Affective Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder

Status:	Completed
Conditions:	Psychiatric, Psychiatric, Eating Disorder
Therapuetic Areas:	Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:	No
Age Range:	18 - 65
Updated:	5/6/2018
Start Date:	December 2013
End Date:	August 2017

The purpose of the study is to test a newly developed individual psychotherapy treatment for
binge eating disorder in adults. This treatment is a type of individual psychotherapy called
Integrative Cognitive-Affective Therapy (ICAT) that focuses on helping people change their
behaviors, feelings, thoughts about themselves, and relationships. This new treatment is
being compared to an existing treatment called Cognitive-Behavior Therapy-Guided Self Help
(CBTgsh), which focuses on changing behavior patterns through the use of reading and homework
assignments along with sessions with a therapist. The primary hypothesis of this
investigation is that ICAT will be associated with greater reductions in binge eating at end
of treatment and follow-up compared to CBTgsh.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Binge eating disorder (DSM-5)

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of gastric bypass surgery

- Medical condition acutely affecting eating and/or weight

- Current medical and/or psychiatric instability (e.g., acute suicidality)

- Psychosis and/or bipolar disorder

- Severe cognitive impairment or developmental disability

- Inability to read English

- Current substance use disorder

- Current participation in psychotherapy and/or commercial weight loss program

- Change in dosage and/or frequency of psychotropic medication in the past 6 weeks

- Pregnant or breast feeding

- BMI < 21

We found this trial at

sites

Neuropsychiatric Research Institute

Fargo, North Dakota 58107

Principal Investigator: Stephen A Wonderlich, PhD

Phone: 701-365-4910

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Fargo, ND