Optimizing Digital Health Technology Interventions to Increase Skill Acquisition and Utilization

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Bulimia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Binge-Eating Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to identify the independent and combined effects of two types of self-monitoring and two types of micro-interventions when combined with standard cognitive behavioral treatment for bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED). The primary aims of this study are (1) to evaluate the optimal complexity of Self-Monitoring and Micro-Interventions on eating pathology (at post-treatment and at 6 and 12-month follow-ups and (2) to test the hypotheses that the optimal complexity level of each component is moderated by baseline deficits in self-regulation. The secondary aim will be to test target engagement for each level of complexity for each component, i.e., to test whether higher complexity of each technological components is associated with better rates of therapeutic skill use and acquisition and that improvements in skill use and acquisition are associated with improvements in outcomes. A final exploratory aim will be to quantify the component interaction effects, which may be partially additive (because components overlap and/or there is diminishing return), fully additive, or synergistic (in that component complexities may partially depend on each other).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05473013

Run by

Drexel University

People needed

264

Starts

2023-01-06

Expected to finish

2026-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-09-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have experienced 12 or more loss of control episodes within the previous 3 months
• Have a BMI at or above 18.5
• Are located in the US and willing/able to participate in treatment and assessments
• Are able to give consent

You may not qualify if…

• Are unable to fluently speak, write and read English
• Have a BMI below 18.5
• Are already receiving treatment for an eating disorder
• Require immediate treatment for medical complications as a result of eating disorder symptoms
• Have a mental handicap, or are experiencing other severe psychopathology that would limit the participants' ability to comply with the demands of the current study (e.g. severe depression with suicidal intent, active psychotic disorder, severe substance use)
• Are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant

Where it is running

• Drexel University, Stratton Hall — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.