Process and outcome of day clinic and inpatient psychotherapy in severe bulimia nervosa: a randomised-controlled trial

ISRCTN ISRCTN30183796
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN30183796
Secondary identifying numbers ZE 520/4-1
Submission date
30/05/2005
Registration date
23/08/2005
Last edited
29/09/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Almut Zeeck
Scientific

Dept. of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
University of Freiburg
Hauptstrasse 8
Freiburg
79104
Germany

Phone +49 (0)761 2706806
Email almut.zeeck@uniklinik-freiburg.de

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study hypothesis1. 3 month follow-up:
1.1. Inpatients will suffer from more relapses after discharge (bulimic
symptoms)
1.2. Inpatients will show less feelings of specific self-efficiacy compared
with day clinic patients between discharge and 3-month-follow-up
1.3. Day clinic patients will show some improvement in social adjustment whereas after inpatient treatment there will be no change

2. 12 month follow up:
2.1. Both groups will show comparable results in general and specific
pathology
2.2. Day clinic patients will show more improvements in social adjustment
2.3. Day clinic patients will be more satisfied with treatment in retrospect
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
ConditionSevere bulimia nervosa
Intervention3 month of day clinic or inpatient treatment (multimodal treatment) with the same treatment elements in similar quantity in both conditions (individual and group therapy, work with eating diaries, rounds, art therapy, body therapy etc.). The treatment concept is psychodynamic, integrating cognitive-behavioral and family-oriented elements.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Eating- Disorder-Inventory (EDI-II) (scale 2: bulimia)
2. Symptom-Check-List (SCL-90-R)
3. Global Severity Index (GSI)
4. Self-Efficiacy-Questionnaire; Social Adjustment Scale (SAS) (total score)
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/2003
Overall study end date31/03/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants60
Participant inclusion criteria1. Bulimia nervosa: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, tenth revision (ICD 10) / Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV)
2. Age >17
3. Indication for day clinic/inpatient treatment
3.1. failure of outpatient psychotherapy
3.2. chronicity
3.3. severe symptom expression
3.4. severe comorbidity
Participant exclusion criteria1. Severe, acute somatic complications
2. Psychosis
3. Severe addiction (detoxification is needed)
4. Acute suicidality
5. Clinic can not be reached within a reasonable time (>60 minutes travel time)
Recruitment start date01/01/2003
Recruitment end date31/03/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Germany

Study participating centre

Dept. of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Freiburg
79104
Germany

Sponsor information

German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) (DFG) (Germany)
Research organisation

Kennedyallee 40
Bonn
53170
Germany

Phone +49 (0)228 8852824
Email astrid.golla@dfg.de
Website http://www.dfg.de/
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) (DFG) (Germany) - (ref: ZE 520/4-1_

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/08/2009 Yes No