A feasibility study on a smartphone application for binge eating in patients with eating disorders

A feasibility study on a smartphone application for binge eating in patients with eating disorders - A feasibility study on a smartphone application for binge eating in patients with eating disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000047645

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-01

Start date

2022-05-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Eating disorders

Interventions

4 weeks of standard treatment with a smartphone application

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients >= 16 years old in outpatient treatment for the following diagnoses based on DSM-5 criteria - Anorexia nervosa (with binge eating symptoms) - Bulimia nervosa - Binge eating disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients with severe physical or mental diseases - When the burden of investigation is considered undesirable for the medical condition - Patients who seem to lack the ability to make decisions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
At 4 weeks after the start of the intervention - Completion rate - Continuous application use days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
At 4 weeks after the start of the intervention - Evaluation of the usability of the application - Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE) - Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) - Eating Disorders Quality of Life (ED-QOL) - Number of binge eating within a week - Number of purging behaviors within a week - Emotion	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKen Kurisu

The University of Tokyo Hospital Department of Psychosomatic Medicine

chrischris0801@gmail.com03-5800-9764

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026