Examination of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for Emotional Avoidance in Binge-Eating: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Examination of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for Emotional Avoidance in Binge-Eating: a Randomized Controlled Trial - RCT: EFT in BED

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038139

Enrollment

100

Registered

2025-12-30

Start date

2026-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Binge-Eating-Disorder (DSM-5: 307.51/ ICD-11: 6B82) F50.8

Interventions

Group 1: EFT intervention group (10 individual sessions, 50 minutes duration, over a period of 10-12 weeks) Group 2: Waitlist control group (passive control: no Intervention)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Binge-Eating-Disorder (BED)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No BED, acute suicidality, self-harm, substance use, psychotic symptoms, current psychotherapy or BED associated treatment (e.g., nutrition counseling), no informed-consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in frequency of binge eating (pre-assessment (t0), post-assessment (t1, 10-12 weeks after intervention), follow-up (t2, 3 months after t1)). Measurements: Eating Disorder Examination (EDE; Hilbert, A., & Tuschen-Caffier, B. (2016). Eating Disorder Examination dgvt Verlag)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in occurrence and severity of BED and emotional eating, improvement in emotional skills (pre-assessment (t0), post-assessment (t1, 10-12 weeks after intervention), follow-up (t2, 3 months after t1)). Measurements: Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q), Binge Eating Scale (BES), Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), Salzburg Emotional Eating Scale (SEES), Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), Experimental Task (Emotion Induction with Food Picture Viewing Task), Positive and negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Deficits in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Negative Urgency Scale (NU) as Subscale of Impulse Behavior Scale (UPPS-P), Beliefs About Emotions Questionnaire (BEAQ), Body Appreciation Scale - 2 (BAS-2), The World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)	—

Measure

Time frame

Reduction in occurrence and severity of BED and emotional eating, improvement in emotional skills (pre-assessment (t0), post-assessment (t1, 10-12 weeks after intervention), follow-up (t2, 3 months after t1)). Measurements: Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q), Binge Eating Scale (BES), Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), Salzburg Emotional Eating Scale (SEES), Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), Experimental Task (Emotion Induction with Food Picture Viewing Task), Positive and negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Deficits in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Negative Urgency Scale (NU) as Subscale of Impulse Behavior Scale (UPPS-P), Beliefs About Emotions Questionnaire (BEAQ), Body Appreciation Scale - 2 (BAS-2), The World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHeidrun Mutter

Lehrstuhl für klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (Fakultät 11), LMU München

Heidrun.Mutter@psy.lmu.de+49 89 2180 5173

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026