Internet-based guided self-help for overweight and obese patients with binge eating disorder

ISRCTN ISRCTN40484777
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN40484777
Secondary identifying numbers 01GV0601
Submission date
04/05/2010
Registration date
18/05/2010
Last edited
04/08/2017
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Prof Martina de Zwaan
Scientific

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Schwabachanlage 6
Erlangen
91054
Germany

Phone +49 (0)9131 8535 928
Email dezwaan.martina@mh-hannover.de

Study information

Study designMulticentre prospective randomised non-inferiority trial with two parallel arms
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised parallel trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleInternet-based guided self-help for overweight and obese patients with binge eating disorder: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Study acronymINTERBED
Study objectivesInternet-based guided self-help will be equally effective in reducing the number of binge eating days as individual cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT).
Ethics approval(s)Ethics Board of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 22/09/2009, ref: 4081
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedBinge eating disorder
InterventionParticipants will be randomised to:
1. GSH: internet-based guided-self-help for BED. The program contains 11 modules delivered within 4 months. During this time the participants will be contacted weekly via e-mail, discussing progress or potential problems with a therapeutic coach.
2. CBT: 20 sessions of individual cognitive-behavioral therapy will be delivered over 4 months. A published manual will be used.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureDifference of the number of binge eating days over the last 28 days. Number of days with binge eating episodes will be measured with the German version of the Eating Disorder Examination, a semi-structured interview which is regarded as the gold standard assessment of eating pathology. Comparisons will be done between baseline (randomisation), mid-treatment (2 months after randomisation) and the end of treatment (4 months after randomisation). In addition, maintenance of treatment outcome will be assessed 6 months after treatment completion in the two intervention groups.
Secondary outcome measuresMeasured at baseline (randomisation), mid-treatment (2 months after randomisation), the end of treatment (4 months after randomisation) and 6 months follow-up:
1. Associated eating-disorder psychopathology
2. General psychopathology, psychiatric disorders
3. Severity of depression
4. Self-esteem
5. Quality of life
6. Impulsivity, impulse control
7. Weight, BMI
8. Process measure: working alliance inventory, eating behaviour, assessed on a weekly basis
9. Health economy
Overall study start date01/07/2010
Completion date31/03/2013

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants175
Key inclusion criteria1. Binge eating disorder (BED) according to DSM-IV criteria or subsyndromal BED (lacking one diagnostic criterion)
2. Age 18 years or older, either sex
3. Body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 40 kg/m^2
4. Signed consent form
Key exclusion criteria1. Bulimia nervosa
2. Current substance abuse
3. Current suicidal ideation
4. Psychotic disorder
5. Mania
6. Ongoing psychotherapy
7. Medical conditions (type I diabetes or thyroid problems) that influence weight or eating
8. Pregnancy and lactation
Date of first enrolment01/07/2010
Date of final enrolment31/03/2013

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Germany
  • Switzerland

Study participating centre

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Erlangen
91054
Germany

Sponsor information

Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundeministerium für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany)
Not defined

Projektträger im Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) e.V.
Gesundheitsforschung
Heinrich-Konen-Strasse 1
Bonn
53227
Germany

Phone +49 (0)228 3821686
Email Thomas.Becker@dlr.de
Website http://www.gesundheitsforschung-bmbf.de
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Funders

Funder type

Government

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Government organisation / National government
Alternative name(s)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF
Location
Germany

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 21/11/2012 Yes No
Results article results 01/10/2017 Yes No

Editorial Notes

04/08/2017: Publication reference added.