An observational study in Binge-Eating Disorder, Emotion Regulation and Executive Dysfunction, sponsored by Aarhus University Hospital. Recruiting at 3 sites in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-06.
Sponsored by Aarhus University Hospital · Observational
The goal of this observational study is to explore if different and specific profiles can be identified in adults with binge eating disorder (BED) depending on their additional eating pathology, emotion regulation and executive functions. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Binge eating disorder (BED) is a severe eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating, where control over eating is lost and huge amounts of food are eaten within a short period of time. Hence, weight issues are often inevitable and overweight is common, as are social, mental as well as physical problems.
The etiology of binge eating disorder is an interplay of neurobiological and environmental factors. Overall pathological eating, including grazing, external, emotional or restrictive eating, is associated with binge eating, and so is dysregulation in the reward center, impairment of executive functions and emotion regulation. The investigators suggest that it is possible to identify specific profiles driving binge eating, depending on the severity of these dimensions, and that these profiles might predict the outcome of treatment. The investigators also suggest that early change in general eating pattern, emotion regulation, and depressive symptoms is associated with binge eating outcome. These assumptions will be tested in a sample of adults in treatment for BED at one of three sites using questionnaires before, during and after treatment, incl. 6- and 12-month follow-ups.
233 studies on the registry are indexed under Binge-Eating Disorder; 53 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 180 is above the median of 118 across 35 observational studies indexed under Binge-Eating Disorder.
Browse Binge-Eating Disorder studies →Aarhus University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 298 studies on the registry; 80 are open to participants now.
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All patients aged 18+ years diagnosed with BED, accepted for treatment at one of the three sites, and accepting participation.
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The three treament sites will offer psychotherapy as usual. All including elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and some sites also additional elements from either narrative therapy or interpersonal therapy
Subgroups of BED-profiles
Subgroups of BED-profiles depending on degree and type of additional eating pathology measured by DEBQ (Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire), emotion regulation problems measured by DERS-16 (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale), and executive problems mesured by BRIEF-A .
Time frame: Baseline data
Binge eating episodes EoT
Number of binge eating episodes
Time frame: At end of therapy up to 30 weeks
Binge eating episodes FU6m
Number of binge eating episodes
Time frame: At 6-month follow-up
Binge eating episodes FU12m
Number of binge eating episodes
Time frame: At 12-month follow-up
Eating disorder pathology
Overall self-reported eating disorder pathology measured by the total score of Eating Disoder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), minimum score 0, maximum score 6, higher scores indicating eating pathology
Time frame: At end of treatment up to 30 weeks
Eating disorder pathology
Overall self-reported eating disorder pathology measured by the total score of EDE-Q, minimum score 0, maximum score 6, higher scores indicating eating pathology
Time frame: At 6-month follow-up
Eating disorder pathology
Overall self-reported eating disorder pathology measured by the total score of EDE-Q, minimum score 0, maximum score 6, higher scores indicating eating pathology
Time frame: At 12-month follow-up
Functional impairment
Self-reported functional impairment measured by the total score of WSAS, minimum score 0, maximum score 8, higher scores indicating more impairment
Time frame: At end of treatment up to 30 weeks
Functional impairment
Self-reported functional impairment measured by the total score of WSAS, minimum score 0, maximum score 8, higher scores indicating more impairment
Time frame: At 6-month follow-up
Functional impairment
Self-reported functional impairment measured by the total scorer of WSAS, minimum score 0, maximum score 8, higher scores indicating more impairment
Time frame: At 12-month follow-up
Well-being
Self-reported well-being measured by the total score of WHO-5, minimum score 0, maximum score 25, with lower scores indicating worst imaginable well-bing
Time frame: At end of treatment up to 30 weeks
Well-being
Self-reported well-being measured by the total score of WHO-5, minimum score 0, maximum score 25, with lower scores indicating worst imaginable well-bing
Time frame: At 6-month follow-up
Well-being
Self-reported well-being measured by the total score of WHO-5, minimum score 0, maximum score 25, with lower scores indicating worst imaginable well-bing
Time frame: At 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of binge eating
Trajectories of frequency of binge eating across time measured by self-reported binge eating in Eating Disorder Examination questionnaire (EDE-Q)
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of restrictive eating
Trajectories of restrictive eating across time measured by the DEBQ restraint eating scale, minum score 1, maximum score 5, higher scores indicating more restricted eating
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of emotional eating
Trajectories of emotional eating across time measued by the DEBQ emotional eating scale, minimum score 1, maximum score 5, higher scores indicating more emotional eating
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of eating on external cues
Trajectories of eating on external cues across time measured by the DEBQ external eating scale, minimum score 1, maximum score 5, higher scores indicating more eating on external cues
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of grazing
Trajectories of grazing across time measured by the total score of the Grazing Questionnaire, minimum 0, maximum 28, higher scores indcating greater grazing behavior
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of emotional regulation
Trajectories of emotional regulation across time measured by the total score of DERS-16, minimum score 16, maximum score 80, higher socres indicating greater diffuculties
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of executive function
Trajectories of executive function across time measured by the BRIEF-A (Behavior rating inventory of Executive Function Adult version) Global Executive Composite T-Scores, minimum score 0, maximum score 90, higher scores indicating executive problems
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Trajectories of depression
Trajectories of depression across time measured by Beck Depression Inventory 2, minimum score 0, maximum score 63, higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms
Time frame: From baseline to 12-month follow-up
Plan to share: No — Due til Danish legislation individual participant data wil not be available to researchers outside the research group.
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Started Jul 2023 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2027, 53 months after the start.
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