Web-Based Guided Self-Help vs Treatment as Usual for Binge-Eating Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preliminary findings suggest that web-based guided self-help, which is easily scalable and shorter in duration, may be an effective treatment for binge-eating disorder, yet it is rarely offered or only used as a first-line treatment in a stepped-care approach. Despite its benefits and cost savings, few studies have directly compared it with treatment as usual. Evaluating a psychological treatment that requires minimal therapist involvement is crucial for reducing costs, improving accessibility, and promoting patient agency in recovery.

Objective

To assess whether web-based guided self-help is noninferior to treatment as usual for binge-eating disorder.

Design, setting, and participants

This 2-arm noninferiority randomized clinical trial of adults with binge

SUBMITTER: van Beers E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514623 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature