Cognitive Therapy for Binge-Eating Disorder

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Eating Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a CD-ROM-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to traditional manual-based group therapy for obese individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED) and other unhealthy eating behaviors. A second goal is to encourage a healthy lifestyle in patients with BED.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00050037

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

60

Starts

2001-04-01

Expected to finish

2006-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-04-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Binge-eating disorder (binging an average of once per week for 6 months)
• Body mass index of 30 or more
• Regular access to an IBM-compatible computer

You may not qualify if…

• Patients currently taking psychoactive medication will not be excluded provided their unhealthy eating behaviors have remained stable during treatment

Where it is running

• University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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