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Medical University of Vienna Österreichische Nationalbank |
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Information provided by: | Medical University of Vienna |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00461071 |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectivity of guided self-help via Internet and bibliotherapy in the treatment of bulimia nervosa (BN) in young women.
Condition | Intervention |
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Bulimia Nervosa |
Behavioral: Guided Self-help for Bulimia nervosa |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
Study Start Date: | April 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2008 |
Eating disorders and especially bulimia nervosa are psychiatric diseases, affecting 2-4% of women. An intervention such as guided self-help via manuals (bibliotherapy) is a well accepted approach and accepted.
Development of new technologies in recent years allows delivery of psychotherapy via CD-ROMs and web-based interfaces. These new technologies have not yet been implemented in Austria in treating bulimia nervosa (BN) patients. In particular patients will be involved, who would not attend medical care regularly. The aim of our study is therefore to deliver guided self-help via an internet platform (supported by email contacts) for 100 patients with BN and to investigate the practicability and effectivity of this approach as well as compliance of patients in this group. Patients will be found and contacted via internet, get specialized medical investigations, medical care and support via emails. As control group 100 patients with bulimia are treated with bibliotherapy only. Beside effectivity, predictors of outcome (clinical, comorbidity, indication to change, personality) are investigated. The proposed study is a randomised controlled trial for effectivity and practicability of new technologies in psychiatric treatment research. This is not a psychotherapy study but a study on psychoeducation, an approach which offers new and helpful opportunities for this patient group.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years to 30 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Andreas Karwautz, MD, PROF | 0043 1 40400 ext 3057 | andreas.karwautz@meduniwien.ac.at |
Contact: Christian Wanner, MD | 0043 1 40400 ext 3012 | christian.wanner@meduniwien.ac.at |
Austria | |
Medical University of Vienna, Dep. of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry | Recruiting |
Vienna, Austria, 1090 | |
Contact: Andreas Karwautz, MD, Prof. 0043 1 40400 ext 3057 andreas.karwautz@meduniwien.ac.at | |
Contact: Christian Wanner, MD 0043 1 40400 ext 3012 christian.wanner@meduniwien.ac.at | |
Principal Investigator: Andreas Karwautz, MD, Prof. | |
Sub-Investigator: Christian Wanner, MD |
Study Director: | Andreas Karwautz, MD, Prof | Medical University of Vienna, Dep. of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry |
Study ID Numbers: | AP11957ONB |
Study First Received: | April 16, 2007 |
Last Updated: | April 16, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00461071 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Austria: Ethikkommission |
Bulimia nervosa Guided Self-help Psycho-education |
Signs and Symptoms Bulimia Nervosa Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Mental Disorders |
Bulimia Eating Disorders Hyperphagia |
Signs and Symptoms Bulimia Nervosa Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Mental Disorders |
Bulimia Eating Disorders Hyperphagia |