Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-65
SponsorFundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

About this trial

Randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of "Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy" in patients with eating disorders: a proof-of-concept study.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

female patients

aged between 18 to 65 years old,

having a diagnosis of AN (DSM 5 criteria),

having had weigh restoration treatment (normal BMI considered >19 kg/m2)

Disqualifiers

diagnosis of severe mental illness (schizophrenia or other psychosis, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, substance use disorder)

diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) or positive result in McLean Screening Instrument for BPD

mental retardation

being under standardized psychotherapy at the baseline

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RO-DBT)
  • Treatment As Usual
  • No intervention

Treatment groups

96 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators