NCT07212673NARecruiting
Combining Digital Cognitive-behavior Therapy With Mindfulness Training for Binge Eating Disorder
Yeshiva University
Start Date
11/2/2025
Completion Date
10/1/2027
Summary
The investigators will evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a 16-session digital mindfulness-based and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for binge eating disorder (BED) + coached self-monitoring vs. a coached self-monitoring intervention. This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Detailed Description
Procedures include completing: (1) pre-intervention screening assessment; (2) an initial baseline visit; (3) the assigned intervention; (4) a mid-study visit; (5) a post-intervention assessment (\~18-weeks after baseline); and (6) a 2-month follow-up assessment.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 70 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* age 18 years or older
* ability to speak English fluently
* meeting DSM-5 criteria for current BED (i.e., in the past three months)
* willing and able to commit to the entire study protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
* a BMI below 18.5
* requiring immediate treatment for medical complications
* having current anorexia or bulimia nervosa or purging behaviors within the past year
* being pregnant or breast-feeding
* experiencing other severe psychopathology or medical illness that would limit the participants' ability to comply with the demands of the current study (e.g. active suicidal risk, active psychotic disorder, unmedicated bipolar disorder, severe substance use disorder, cancer)
* currently receiving BED or weight loss treatment (treatment for other conditions will be allowed, as long as the treatment is not mindfulness-based)
* currently taking medications for weight loss, or beginning medications that affect eating/weight within the last six months.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
CBT-based Mindful Courage
BEHAVIORAL
Coached Self-Monitoring
Conditions
Binge Eating Disorder
Locations
Yeshiva University
The Bronx, New York 10461
United States