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Behavioral Intervention

Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder (ABFT Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Drexel University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change in frequency of binge-eating and, if applicable, purging from baseline to treatment completion, at 16 weeks
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ABFT Trial Summary

This study is evaluating whether a therapy for adolescents with depression and suicidality is feasible and acceptable for adolescents with binge eating and their families.

Eligible Conditions
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Bulimia
  • Feeding or Eating Disorder

ABFT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change in critical comments and emotional overinvolvement from baseline to treatment completion, at 16 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change in critical comments and emotional overinvolvement from baseline to treatment completion, at 16 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Five-Minute Speech Sample (FMSS)
Secondary outcome measures
Eating Disorder Examination (EDE)

ABFT Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: ABFTExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Adolescents and one or both parents will complete 16 weeks of Attachment-Based Family Therapy treatment.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
2012
Completed Phase 3
~200

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Drexel UniversityLead Sponsor
150 Previous Clinical Trials
47,745 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Adolescents With Binge Eating
2020. "Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Adolescents With Binge Eating". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04779801.
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