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Clinical and Cost-effectiveness of Group Schema Therapy for Complex Eating Disorders: the GST-EAT Study

RecruitingNAAges 16 Years - anyAllMaastricht University
NCT05812950 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Amongst psychiatric illnesses, eating disorders (EDs) are notoriously difficult to treat and have a high mortality rate. The average duration of an ED is 6 years and for a majority of ED patients, the disorder will become chronic. Comorbid personality pathology such as negative core beliefs and early maladaptive schemas (EMS) are strongly related to ED severity and chronicity. Enhanced cognitive-behavioural therapy for eating disorders (CBT-E) is used as the first line transdiagnostic treatment for EDs. However, CBT-E is mainly symptom-focused and does not tap into these underlying core beliefs and EMS. Given the limited treatment effects of existing ED treatments, and the importance of comorbid personality pathology, there is an urgent need to examine more effective treatments for EDs. Group-schematherapy (GST) overcomes the limitations of CBT-E and preliminary results for treatment-re

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) age \> 16 years; * 2\) a DSM-5 diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other specified ED (atypical anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa with a low frequency or limited duration). Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) not being able to speak and read the Dutch language; * 2\) being in an acute psychotic mental health state at the start of the study; * 3\) being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder; * 4\) having an IQ below 80, as determined with a validated instrument; * 5\) showing an early response after phase 1 of CBT-E.
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What it tests

  • GST
  • CBT-E
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Where

7 sites
GGz Breburg
Breda, Netherlands
Accare
Groningen, Netherlands
GGZ Friesland
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
GGNet Amarum
Nijmegen, Netherlands
GGz Breburg
Tilburg, Netherlands
Co-eur
Utrecht, Netherlands
GGNet Amarum
Warnsveld, Netherlands
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