everyBody Plus: Web-based self-help programme for BN, BED and OSFED
Research type
Research Study
Full title
everyBody Plus - Using internet-based self-help to bridge waiting time for face-to-face outpatient treatment for bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OSFED).
IRAS ID
213646
Contact name
Ulrike Schmidt
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN12608780
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 7 months, 31 days
Research summary
Many people diagnosed with bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder or Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders (OSFED) face a waiting period from the point of disorder diagnosis until commencement of outpatient treatment. In this interim, there may be little or no support available to slow or halt the worsening of patient symptoms. Therefore, there is a need for interventions to provide support for patients waiting weeks or months for treatment. The aim of this study is to analyse the efficacy of a guided online self-help programme (everyBody Plus) to bridge waiting time for face-to-face outpatient treatment. EveryBody Plus is an internet based 8-week self-help programme based on evaluated cognitive-behavioural programmes for early intervention for women aged 18 or over with eating disorders. It specifically targets unhelpful patient attitudes and behaviours during 8 weekly sessions to improve body satisfaction, reduce eating disorder-related cognitions and attitudes and reduce initial symptoms of eating disorders (e.g. restrictive eating, binge eating, vomiting). Besides psychoeducative components, the programme also includes interactive elements such as a moderated online discussion forum, personal journals and cognitive-behavioural exercises. Patients receive weekly individualised feedback based on their self-monitoring and journal entries.
The intervention will consist of a randomised control trial (intervention treatment vs. waiting list) conducted by staff at King’s College London. The study aims to investigate whether a web-based guided self-help programme to bridge waiting time reduces the time until a patient achieves a clinically relevant improvement in core bulimic symptomatology. This study is as part of the European research network ‘Integrating Technology into Mental Health Care Delivery in Europe’ (ICare) funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NW/0888
Date of REC Opinion
1 Feb 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion