Meditation-Based Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess the relative effectiveness of a mindfulness meditation-based intervention for binge eating disorder in comparison to a psycho-educational intervention and a waiting-list control group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00032760

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

160

Starts

2002-03-01

Expected to finish

2004-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-10-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of binge eating disorder;
• BMI at least 30;
• Fluent English speaker/reader;
• Able and willing to attend 9 weekly group sessions over two months, plus followup for 6 months, either in geographic area of Terre Haute, Indiana, or Durham, North Carolina.

You may not qualify if…

• Psychiatric or other condition that would preclude appropriate group participation;
• On a structured diet program;
• Unstable related medical syndrome (e.g., diabetes, hypertension);
• Medication that affects weight or appetite that is still being adjusted or that is likely to change during the course of the study.

Where it is running

• Indiana State University — Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
• Duke Center for Integrative Medicine — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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