Twenty women, ages 60 or older, will be consented and enrolled in a single-arm, pilot implementation trial of the age-tailored cognitive-behavioral based BE intervention. Participants will complete assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and at two follow-up timepoints; weekly BE frequency will be collected to monitor progress during the intervention period.
The intervention being studied will be an age-tailored, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) based behavioral intervention for binge eating (BE), delivered by the PI, a licensed clinical psychologist, in small group format (4-6 participants per group) over 12-16 weeks. The intervention will utilize behavioral-based strategies to reduce BE and improve health behaviors, with content including strategies to improve body image, regulation of eating behaviors, and integration of physical activity with an emphasis on body function, health, and longevity. The final session number, frequency, content, and timeline will be determined during intervention-tailoring process not a part of this clinical trial.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
The BESTOW program involves discussions as well as written and behavioral activities. Participants will also be asked to complete activities, or 'homework,' in between sessions that will help to stop binge eating and to improve eating habits.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Feasibility - Usage Rating Profile - Intervention
Score on the Feasibility Usage Rating Profile. This scale gathers patient reported feasibility of the intervention (e.g., time needed, quality of materials, simplicity of the intervention) to be completed after doing the intervention. This scale has six items; total scores range from 1-6 and a higher scores indicate greater feasibility.
Time frame: 6 weeks (post), and 2 month follow-up
Acceptability - Usage Rating Profile - Intervention
Score on the Acceptability Usage Rating Profile scale which gathers participant ratings of how acceptable the treatment is for targeting binge eating (e.g., how helpful the intervention was, how much they liked it, willingness to do the intervention) to be completed after doing the intervention. This scale has eight items; total scores range from 1-6, a higher score indicates greater acceptability.
Time frame: 6 weeks (post), and 2 month follow-up
Binge Eating Score (BES)
Change in score on the BES survey. The BES is a 16-item, self-report survey that assess binge eating. Total scores range from 0 to 46, with higher scores meaning more severe binge eating symptoms (Gormally et al., 1982).
Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 1 month, and 2 month follow-up
Geriatric Depression Scale Score (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale; CES-D)
The CES-D is a 10-item, self-report survey that assess depressive symptoms. Mean scores range from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms (Lewinsohn et al., 1997).
Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks (post), 1 month, and 2 month follow-up
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