Smartphone app for managing binge eating using DBT skills

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the efficacy of eMOTE, a smartphone application designed to help women manage binge eating episodes through Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the app intervention group or a waiting list group, with the app providing psychoeducation, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance modules. The study will track changes in binge eating frequency, eating disorder psychopathology, and body mass index over a period of four months. Data will be collected through online self-report instruments and self-monitoring diaries.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* female;
* aged 18 years or older;
* self-report at least one binge eating episode over the past four weeks;
* owned a smartphone;
* fluent in Portuguese.

Exclusion Criteria:

* attending psychotherapy (face-to-face or digital) or another clinical trial;
* body mass index below 18.5;
* self-report an average of eight or more episodes of binge eating or inappropriate compensatory behaviours per week;
* being pregnant;
* self-report bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, substance abuse, suicidal ideation or borderline personality disorder.

Where it's running

• Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences
  Porto, Porto District, Portugal Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Telma Cruz, MSc — Universidade do Porto
• Study coordinator: Telma Cruz, MSc
• Email: telmandreiacruz@gmail.com
• Phone: 220400667

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.