Binge Eating Self-help Treatment for University Students
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity, Binge Eating Disorder
In brief
BEST4US compares the effectiveness of two forms of self-help interventions that target college students, ages 18 years to 22 years, who report binge eating. The overall question is whether one or the other format will prevent excess weight gain and lead to differences in eating behaviors. The two formats are (1) "pure self-help" (receipt of a self-help program via book form or online texts) and (2) a combination of the self-help program and guidance provided by a trained peer coach over the course of 8 weekly sessions.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01888406
- Run by
- Francine Rosselli
- People needed
- 130
- Starts
- 2013-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-06-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 22. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- binge eating episodes at least once per week in the past 28 days
- 18 to 22 years old
- full-time student at Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT, USA) or Manchester Community College (Manchester, CT, USA)
You may not qualify if…
- purging more than once per week in the past three months
- BMI less than 18 or greater than/equal to 40
- currently pregnant
- severe depressive symptoms or suicidality
Where it is running
- Manchester Community College Department of Psychology — Manchester, Connecticut, United States
- Wesleyan University Department of Psychology — Middletown, Connecticut, United States
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