Process and outcome of day clinic and inpatient psychotherapy in severe bulimia nervosa: a randomised-controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN30183796

Enrollment

Registered

2005-08-23

Start date

2003-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Severe bulimia nervosa Mental and Behavioural Disorders Eating disorders

Interventions

3 month of day clinic or inpatient treatment (multimodal treatment) with the same treatment elements in similar quantity in both conditions (individual and group therapy, work with eating diaries, rou

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Bulimia nervosa: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, tenth revision (ICD 10) / Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV) 2. Age >17 3. Indication for day clinic/inpatient treatment 3.1. failure of outpatient psychotherapy 3.2. chronicity 3.3. severe symptom expression 3.4. severe comorbidity

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe, acute somatic complications 2. Psychosis 3. Severe addiction (detoxification is needed) 4. Acute suicidality 5. Clinic can not be reached within a reasonable time (>60 minutes travel time)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Eating- Disorder-Inventory (EDI-II) (scale 2: bulimia) 2. Symptom-Check-List (SCL-90-R) 3. Global Severity Index (GSI) 4. Self-Efficiacy-Questionnaire; Social Adjustment Scale (SAS) (total score)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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