Status:
COMPLETED
Uniting Couples in the Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
University of Utah
Conditions:
Binge-Eating Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a novel couple-based intervention for binge-eating disorder (BED) relative to an established evide...
Detailed Description
Clinicians' options for BED treatment are inadequate. Treatments for BED have demonstrated efficacy in controlled settings with specialist therapists and expert supervision, but much less in known abo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- current Diagnostic and Statistic Manual (DSM-5) criteria for binge-eating disorder (patient only)
- at least 18 years of age
- English speaking and able to read
- in a committed relationship for at least 6 months regardless of sexual orientation
- live with partner (or are interact with each other daily)
- partner willingness to participate in treatment
- able to travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina weekly for treatment
Exclusion
- alcohol or drug dependence in the past year
- current anorexia nervosa
- current significant suicidal ideation with active suicidal intent
- severe depression that would seriously interfere with functional capacity
- developmental disability that would impair the ability to benefit from the intervention
- any psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar I disorder, unless stably remitted on maintenance therapy for at least 1 year
- moderate to high reported levels of physical violence from either partner
- unwillingness to forgo non-protocol concurrent couple therapy or individual therapy (patient only)
- previously participated in the UNITE pilot trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 9 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 5 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03784820
Start Date
January 9 2019
End Date
March 5 2022
Last Update
April 11 2023
Active Locations (1)
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University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514