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CompletedNCT00974038Updated Oct 26, 2012

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bulimia

An interventional study of psychotherapy in Bulimia Nervosa, sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 12 Years to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-10-26.

Sponsored by New York State Psychiatric Institute · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
12 Years to 18 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

We are interested in studying two different psychological treatments for eating disorders for adolescents (ages 12-18). The study is designed to help adolescents who are having problems with binge eating and/or purging. The treatment consists of 14 sessions of approximately one-hour each over about three months.

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Interested adolescents will have a phone screen and then come in for an in-person psychiatric evaluation. If eligible and interested, they will be randomly assigned to 4 months of outpatient treatment (free of charge) that is either 1) cognitive-behavioral therapy or 2) supportive psychotherapy.

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Conditions studied

  • Bulimia Nervosa

Keywords

  • Bulimia Nervosa, EDNOS, Adolescents
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In context

Bulimia

319 studies on the registry are indexed under Bulimia; 53 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 8 is below the median of 61 across 249 interventional studies indexed under Bulimia.

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Lead sponsor

New York State Psychiatric Institute is the lead sponsor of 425 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

Of its 50 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 45 (90%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Current or prior DSM IV diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa or Sub-threshold Bulimia Nervosa (those who meet all DSM-IV criteria for BN, but engage in subjective binge-eating episodes and binge/purge at a frequency of at least once per week for 3 months, whereas meeting full DSM-IV criteria for BN requires binge eating and purging twice per week for 3 months)
  • Major Depression

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of bipolar disorder, current psychosis, drug or alcohol abuse in past 3 months, acute suicidal risk, major depression producing significant functional impairment, significant medical illness, weight outside of normal weight range.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CBT, SP

    cognitive behavioral therapy, supportive psychotherapy

    Behavioral: psychotherapy

Interventions

  • Behavioralpsychotherapy

    1) cognitive-behavioral therapy or 2) supportive psychotherapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Binge-eating a purging (EDE scores)

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute
    New York, New York 10032, United States
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 26, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00974038
Lead sponsor
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 10, 2009
Start date
Nov 2006
Primary completion
Feb 2010
Completion
Feb 2010
Last update
Oct 26, 2012

Study contacts

Robyn Sysko, Ph.D.
study director · New York State Psychiatric Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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