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

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

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.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University
• Collaborator: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• Treatments: Orlistat

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body mass index greater than 27

• Binge eating at least two times per week during the 6 months prior to study entry

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current psychosis

• Current suicidal ideations

• Pregnant

• Receiving concurrent psychotherapy

• Unstable on psychotropic medications for 3 months prior to study entry