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Internet Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01850433
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 9, 2013
Last Update Posted : August 18, 2017
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Christian Rück, Karolinska Institutet

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The primary aim is to develop, and test the feasibility, of a novel and protocol-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) treatment for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) administered via the Internet.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Body Dysmorhpic Disorder Behavioral: Internet based CBT for body dysmorphic disorder Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 23 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Internet-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Pilot Study
Actual Study Start Date : March 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2014
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Internet CBT Behavioral: Internet based CBT for body dysmorphic disorder


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Body dysmorphic disorder symptoms [ Time Frame: Measured after 12 weeks of treatment, and after 3 months after treatment ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Functioning and life satisfaction [ Time Frame: After 12 weeks of treatment, and 3 months after treatment ]
  2. Depressive symptoms [ Time Frame: After 12 weeks of treatment, and 3 months after treatment ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • outpatients

  • male or female

    -≥ 18 years

  • currently living in Stockholm county
  • primary diagnosis of BDD according to the DSM-IV-TR
  • signed informed consent
  • regular access to a computer with Internet access and skills to use the web.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • psychotropic medication changes within two months prior to the treatment
  • completed CBT for BDD within the last 12 months
  • BDD-YBOCS < 12 at psychiatrist visit
  • other primary axis I diagnosis
  • current substance dependence
  • lifetime bipolar disorder or psychosis
  • suicidal ideation
  • Axis II diagnosis that could jeopardize treatment participation
  • other current psychological treatment that could affect BDD symptoms
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Locations
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Sweden
M46 Huddinge sjukhus, Internetpsykiatrienheten/mottagningen för tvångssyndrom
Stockholm, Sweden, 141 86
Sponsors and Collaborators
Karolinska Institutet
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Christian Rück, MD, PhD Karolinska Institutet
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Responsible Party: Christian Rück, Associate professor, M.D., Karolinska Institutet
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01850433    
Other Study ID Numbers: BDD-P
First Posted: May 9, 2013    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 18, 2017
Last Verified: August 2017
Keywords provided by Christian Rück, Karolinska Institutet:
BDD
CBT
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Mental Disorders