Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:45 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:45 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00879151
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Participants will be adolescents living with at least one of their parents and between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age with a DSM IV diagnosis of BN or partial BN (binge eating and purging at least one time per week over a six month period).
2. Males meeting inclusion criteria will also be entered into the study. They must have age-adjusted BMI greater than 17.5, or ideal body weight (IBW) \> 85%.
3. Family, for the purposes of this study, includes members of the subject's household, including at least one parent or adult guardian. Single parent families, divorced families, step-parents, and other types of families will be allowed to enter the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. psychotic illness or other mental illness requiring hospitalization; bipolar I disorder, depression with active suicidal thoughts and behavior;
2. associated physical illness that necessitates hospitalization;
3. current dependence on drugs or alcohol;
4. current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or weight less that 85% IBW;
5. physical conditions (e.g. diabetes mellitus, pregnancy) known to influence eating or weight;
6. currently taking medication for co-morbid conditions for less than 2-months;
7. currently taking medications that may induce weight loss, e.g., appetite suppressants such as sibutramine, phentermine, and xenical, unless the participant is willing to withdraw from such medications;
8. currently taking medications for symptoms of BN and unwilling to discontinue these prior to initiating treatment in the study
9. previous CBT or FBT treatment for BN
10. married subjects
11. emancipated minors
12. family members will be excluded from engaging in treatment for the following reasons:
* Current or history of sexual or physical abuse of the patient by family members. Perpetrators of the abuse will be excluded from treatment. Should sexual or physical abuse by a family member occur during the course of treatment, perpetrators will be excluded from ongoing treatment.
* Substance dependence, psychosis, or severe medical illness that would limit full participation in therapy, or that might put the family member at risk for worsening of their condition during treatment. The decision whether or not to allow these individuals to continue to participate in treatment will be made by the therapist in consultation with the treatment supervisor.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
12 Years
Maximum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00879151
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00879151