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NCT05770947Completed

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents With Bulimia Nervosa and Higher Weight (Online Treatment Study)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Dec 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study will test the feasibility and acceptability of two treatments for adolescents with higher weight seeking treatment for bulimia nervosa (binge eating and purging, or going to extremes to lose weight).

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25 (actual)
First submitted
3 Mar 2023
Start date
Jan 2023
Primary completion date
Jun 2025
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT05770947

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 25
  • From Jan 2023 to the primary completion date, Jun 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • concurrent treatments (medication or psychological) influencing appetite or weight
  • began hormone therapy in prior 3 months

Other illness

  • Medical or psychiatric conditions requiring hospitalization or intensive care
  • developmental or cognitive disorders that would interfere with therapy

Other

  • anorexia nervosa
  • pregnancy or breastfeeding

Who the study is looking for

  • Have higher weight (\>85th BMI percentile or \>85th percentile in past year)
  • 2 binge/purge episodes per month for the prior 3 months
  • Be otherwise-healthy youth (i.e., no uncontrolled or serious medical conditions);
  • Read, comprehend, and write English at a sufficient level to complete study-related materials;
  • Provide an approval form from a healthcare provider;
  • Provide a signed and dated written assent (or consent for youth age 18 or 19) prior to study participation;
  • Provide a signed and dated written consent from one parent prior to study participation;
  • Be available for participation in the study for 4 months.

Age in the registry: 12 years to 19 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Yale University (Teen Power - Online)
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status

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