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Efficacy of CBT-E and DBT-E in the treatment of eating disordered patients with high comorbidity

Efficacy of CBT-E and DBT-E in the treatment of eating disordered patients with high comorbidity

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00000519
Enrollment
398
Registered
2010-10-07
Start date
2011-01-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F50 F33 F60 F40 F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F34 F32

Interventions

Group 1: One-to-one sessions and group therapy of 12 week inpatient setting specific cognitive interventions to change overevaluation of shape, weight and their control according to the individual for
cognitive concept
dieting as a typical core problem due to low self-esteem
joined information on eating disorder specific themes
high individualization of the therapy Group 2: One-to-one sessions and group therapy of 12 week inpatient setting focus on relation of emotional regulation and eating behavior
dysfunctional emotion regulation as core problem
dialectical strategies (balance of acceptance and change, validation, commitment strategies, pro/cons lists) mealtime as mindfulness exercise joined information
systematic skills training
limited individualization Group 3: wait control group: treatment-as-usual, e.g. practical doctor

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Lübeck
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Main inclusion criterion is the diagnosis an eating disorder, indication for inpatient treatment (e.g. failed outpatient treatment, high psychosocial impairment, conditions unfavourable to treatment in the immediate environment) in combination with every possible form of comorbidity. Further inclusion criteria are being female, age above 18 years, and first treatment in our hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are not able to receive a psychotherapeutic treatment (dementia, psychosis) are excluded. Furthermore, substance abuse as the dominant present diagnosis is excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome is the remission of the eating disorder assessed by EDE three months after the end of treatment (EDE-Score within one standard deviation of population mean).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) Borderline Symptom List (BSL) Questionnaire on general health status (SF-12) Diagnosis (ICD-10) Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) Anxiety (HADS-D) Emotion regulation questionaires (ICARUS, DERS, ERQ) metabolic parameter: cortisol profile, biometrical data pre, pre II, start of the treatment, end of the treatment, post (3 months after end), follow-up (9 months after end)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSibylle Grell

psychiatrische Hochschulambulanz des UKSH, Campus Lübeck

Sibylle.Grell@psychiatrie.uk-sh.de0451 500 2910

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026