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Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder

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Research Sponsored by Drexel University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up changes from baseline assessment (before beginning treatment), to post-treatment assessment (1 year after baseline assessment), to follow-up assessment (2 years after baseline assessment)

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Study Summary

This trial will test a weight-loss treatment for people with binge-eating disorder, to see if it both reduces bingeing and helps people lose weight.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals who meet the criteria for Binge Eating Disorder with a BMI of 27-50kg/m2. It's not suitable for those pregnant or planning pregnancy, recently losing significant weight, struggling with severe mental health issues, unable to do moderate exercise like walking two blocks, having certain medical conditions or recent changes in medications affecting weight.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a new behavioral therapy aimed at helping people with binge eating disorder lose weight and reduce their binge eating. Participants will either receive Acceptance-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy specifically designed for BED or Standard Behavior Therapy.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

As this is a behavioral therapy trial rather than medication-based, side effects may include emotional discomfort due to confronting eating habits but are unlikely to involve physical symptoms typically associated with drug treatments.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, post-treatment (1 year after baseline), and 1 year follow-up (2 years after baseline)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, post-treatment (1 year after baseline), and 1 year follow-up (2 years after baseline)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, post-treatment (1 year after baseline), and 1 year follow-up (2 years after baseline) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Weight Loss

Secondary outcome measures

Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: ABBT Weight Loss Therapy for BEDExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Acceptance-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy for BED

Group II: Standard Behavior TherapyActive Control1 Intervention

Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Acceptance-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy for BED

2018

N/A

~130

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Drexel UniversityLead Sponsor

150 Previous Clinical Trials

47,543 Total Patients Enrolled

Yale UniversityOTHER

1,862 Previous Clinical Trials

2,742,442 Total Patients Enrolled

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)NIH

2,370 Previous Clinical Trials

4,315,496 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this experimental trial open to persons below the age of 70?

"This trial has age restrictions to ensure patient safety, so the lower bound for enrolment is 18 while the upper limit stands at 75."

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Are there any restrictions on who can sign up for this clinical experiment?

"To be eligible for enrollment in this study, participants must have lost a significant amount of weight and meet the age requirement (18-75). In total, 126 subjects are required for successful completion."

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Are there any vacancies for patients to take part in this clinical trial?

"As of clinicaltrials.gov's latest update, this particular medical trial is not actively recruiting patients. The study was first published on August 20th 2018 and most recently updated on September 21st 2021. However, there are over 1300 other active trials that may be suitable for potential participants to consider joining at present time."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Improving Weight Loss Outcomes for Binge Eating Disorder.

2018. "Improving Weight Loss Outcomes for Binge Eating Disorder.". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03712462.