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Guided Self-Help for Obesity (BEST4US Trial)

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Led By Ruth Striegel, PhD
Research Sponsored by Francine Rosselli
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, post-intervention (8-week), and 6-month follow-up
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BEST4US Trial Summary

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.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obesity
  • Binge Eating Disorder

BEST4US Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, post-intervention (8-week), and 6-month follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, post-intervention (8-week), and 6-month follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
BMI
Secondary outcome measures
Cessation of Binge Eating

BEST4US Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Pure Self-HelpExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants receive self-help materials, including a book (Overcoming Binge Eating by C. Fairburn, handouts, and online resources.
Group II: Guided Self-HelpExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants receive self-help materials, including a book (Overcoming Binge Eating by C. Fairburn, handouts, and online resources. In addition, participants receive 8 individual sessions with a peer coach who supports participants in working the self-help program.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Guided Self-Help
2000
N/A
~370

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Francine RosselliLead Sponsor
Wesleyan UniversityOTHER
2 Previous Clinical Trials
335 Total Patients Enrolled
Ruth Striegel, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorWesleyan University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Binge Eating Self-help Treatment for University Students
Francine Rosselli 2013. "Binge Eating Self-help Treatment for University Students". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01888406.
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