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Guided Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa: A Multi-Institutional Randomized Controlled Trial

Guided Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa: A Multi-Institutional Randomized Controlled Trial - Guided ICBT for BN: MRCT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000048732
Enrollment
60
Registered
2022-08-23
Start date
2022-08-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Bulimia nervosa

Interventions

Guided internet based cognitive behavioral therapy Treatment as usual

Sponsors

University of Fukui
Lead Sponsor
Tohoku University Hospital University of Chiba Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry University of Tokushima University of Kagoshima Linkoping University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Meets the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa. Patients with a BMI of 17.5 or higher. Woman aged between 13 and 65 years old at the time of obtaining informed consent. Using computers, tablets, smartphones, etc, on a daily basis, with access to the internet and the minimum necessary information and communications technology skills Not received cognitive behavioral therapy in the last 2 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have serious mental disorders such as organic brain disorders, psychotic disorders, and drug dependence. Patients who are at imminent risk of suicide. Patients who repeatedly engage in anti-social behavior. Patients who have a serious progressive physical disease. Patients who have difficulty in exposure to feared objects due to severe stress reactions or dissociation symptoms due to acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The change in the frequency of weekly binge-eating and compensatory behavior episodes between the pre and post-treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of binge eating episodes Number of compensatory behavior episodes EDE-Q: Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 GAD-7: Generalized Anxiety Disorder -7 EQ-5D-5L: The 5-level EuroQol 5 dimension BBQ: The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of life scale WAI-SF: Working Alliance Inventory CSQ: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

Countries

Japan,Europe

Contacts

Public ContactSayo Hamatani

University of Fukui Research Center for Child Mental Development

sayoh@u-fukui.ac.jp0776-61-8707

Outcome results

None listed

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