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Compuls-BED-Severity

Reconsidering Severity Classification for Binge Eating Disorder (BED): the Role of Impulsivity, Compulsivity and Co-occurring Disorders

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05149859
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-12-08
Start date
2023-03-07
Completion date
2025-12-31
Last updated
2024-10-09

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

Conditions

Binge-Eating Disorder

Keywords

Binge-Eating Disorder, Impulsivity, Obesity, Attention, Emotional regulation

Brief summary

* Binge Eating Disorder (BED) has been fairly recently introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 psychiatric classification and its severity criteria are still not well established. * Moreover, it remains unclear whether BED is associated with greater metabolic severity or more somatic comorbidities, especially in obesity. * Improved BED severity staging could lead to a better definition of management strategies and , therefore, facilitate screening and care. The investigators' hypothesis is that an improved assessment of the impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum, emotional regulation, attentional impairment and somatic or psychiatric comorbidities will result in a better distinction between the severe form of BED (e.g., highly impulsive and somatically complicated) from milder form (e.g., more compulsive and less somatically complicated).

Interventions

OTHERObservational

(no intervention)

Sponsors

Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, University Laval
CollaboratorOTHER
Centre d'expertise Poids, Image et Alimentation (CEPIA)
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Laval University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* men or women aged 1 * participants eligible for bariatric surgery (BMI\>40, or BMI\>35 with severe comorbidities) * participants scheduled for medical evaluation and treatment of obesity at the IUCPQ Obesity Clinic (BMI≥30) * participants scheduled for evaluation and treatment of BED at the CEPIA with obesity (BMI≥30) * for the group with BED: positive BEDS-7 screen and Binge Eating Scale score \>16; * for the control group: have a negative BEDS-7 screen and Binge Eating Scale score\<12 * be fluent in French and able to consent.

Exclusion criteria

: * participants with severe neurological disorder and/or major neurocognitive deficits; * participants with previous bariatric surgery or with introduction or change of anti-obesity medication (liraglutide or naltrexone/bupropion) in the previous 3 months; * participants who cannot read and/or understand French; * participants under guardianship or curatorship; * participants already included in a study with a conflict of interest with this study; * inability to use a computer or iPad; * inability to access an Internet connection or to visit one of the inclusion sites. Secondary

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Physical and psychological comorbiditiesInclusionNumber of current associated comorbidities to patient with and without BED
Binge Eating Scale scoreInclusionTo assess binge eating severity based on the 16-item scale developed by Gormally et al in 1982

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Fasting blood glucose in mmol/LInclusionRoutine clinical biological markers, when available.
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in %InclusionRoutine clinical biological markers, when available.
Insulin in pmol/LInclusionRoutine clinical biological markers, when available.
Body Mass Index in kg.m-2Inclusion\[Anthropometric markers\] weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2
Percentage of fat mass in %Inclusion\[Anthropometric markers\] Based on impedance data, percentage fat mass will be reported when available
Waist and hip circumferences in cmInclusion\[Anthropometric markers\] Waist, hip circumference and Waist-hip ratio will be reported in cm when available
Visceral Adiposity IndexInclusionThe Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) is a sex-specific mathematical index, based on Waist Circumference (WC), Body Mass Index (BMI), triglycerides (TG) and HDL cholesterol (HDL) levels, indirectly expressing visceral adipose function and insulin sensitivity.
UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale short version, S-UPPS-PInclusionTo assess the Impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum
Triglycerides in mmol/LInclusionRoutine clinical biological markers; part of lipidic profile (when available)
Stop Signal TaskInclusionTo assess the Impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum
Difficulties in emotion regulation scale short form, DERSInclusionTo assess the emotion regulation spectrum
Emotional Go / No-Go TaskInclusionTo assess the emotion regulation spectrum
Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Scale, ASRSInclusionTo assess attentional functions
Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test, IVA-CPTInclusionTo assess attentional functions
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7InclusionTo assess anxiety disorders risk
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9InclusionTo assess depression disorder risk
Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised, OCI-RInclusionTo assess the Impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum
Cholesterol HDL and LDL in mmol/LInclusionRoutine clinical biological markers; part of lipidic profile (when available)

Countries

Canada

Contacts

Primary ContactSylvain Iceta, MD, PhD
equipe.iceta@criucpq.ulaval.ca+1 (418) 656-8711
Backup ContactPelletier Melissa
equipe.iceta@criucpq.ulaval.ca+1 (418) 656-8711

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026