Adding Guided Self-Help Group Therapy to the Alli Weight Loss Program in Treating Binge Eating Disorder

NCT00601354 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2013-09-09

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of adding guided self-help group therapy to a weight loss program in achieving weight loss and reducing binge eating in overweight binge eaters.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Emotion regulation group therapy

Emotion regulation guided self-help group therapy involves twelve 2-hour sessions of guided self-help group psychotherapy.

DRUG

Orlistat/alli program

The orlistat/alli program involves taking 60 mg orlistat three times a day and participating in the alli program, a comprehensive behavioral weight loss program with online access.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Debra L. Safer, MD · Stanford University Department of Psychiatry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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