Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Women With Bulimia Nervosa: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individual face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy is known to be effective for bulimia nervosa (BN). Since foods vary considerably between regions and cultures in which patients live, cultural adaptation of the treatment program is particularly important in cognitive behavioral therapy for BN. Recently, an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) program was developed for Japanese women with BN, adapted to the Japanese food culture. However, no previous randomized controlled trial has examined the effectiveness of ICBT.

Objective

This paper presents a research protocol for strategies to examine the effects of guided ICBT.

Methods

This study is designed as a multicenter, prospective, assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial. The treatment gr

SUBMITTER: Hamatani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature