EEG neurofeedback for adults with binge-eating disorder

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010496

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-27

Start date

2016-07-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

DSM-5: 307.51 binge-eating disorder and binge-eating disorder with low duration and/or frequency F50.8

Interventions

Group 1: EEG neurofeedback, 10 sessions à 30 minutes over 6 weeks Method: Neurofeedback of specific EEG frequencies (beta/theta) to reduce high beta activity (23-28 Hz) and increase theta activity (5-

i.e. binge food). Group 2: EEG neurofeedback, 10 sessions à 30 minutes over 6 weeks Method: Neurofeedback of the slow cortical potentials (SCP) on EEG electrode position Cz. Participants learn to co

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: binge-eating disorder or binge-eating disorder with low frequency and/or low duration according to DSM-5; body mass index (BMI) 25 – 45 kg/m²; age 18-60 years; sufficient language ability

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: neurological problems or medication with influence on eating behavior, weight or executive functioning (e.g., stroke, head injury); planned conservative behavioral weight loss treatment over the next 6 months; previous or planned bariatric surgery over the next 6 months or in the previous 24 months; participation in other interventional studies; current psychotherapy with focus on BED; current substance use disorder; pregnancy or lactation; uncorrected visual or hearing impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of binge-eating episodes at the end of treatment assessed using the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE interview)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at all four timepoints of assessment: Executive functions: Barratt Impulsiveness Scale – short, Tower of London, Go/NoGo, StopSignal, Alertness, Delay Discounting and Probability, Iowa Gabling Task, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Quality of life: Impact of Weight on Quality of Life – Lite Psychopathology: Patient Health Questionnaire – short, Perceived Stress Questionnaire, subscale Disinhibition from the German version of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, Food Cravings Questionnaire—Trait – reduced, Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0, Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Anthropometry: body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at all four timepoints of assessment: Executive functions: Barratt Impulsiveness Scale – short, Tower of London, Go/NoGo, StopSignal, Alertness, Delay Discounting and Probability, Iowa Gabling Task, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test Quality of life: Impact of Weight on Quality of Life – Lite Psychopathology: Patient Health Questionnaire – short, Perceived Stress Questionnaire, subscale Disinhibition from the German version of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, Food Cravings Questionnaire—Trait – reduced, Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0, Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Anthropometry: body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarie Blume

Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (IFB) AdipositasErkrankungenMedizinische Psychologie und Medizinische SoziologieUniversitätsmedizin Leipzig

marie.blume@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0049-341-9715380

Outcome results

None listed

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