Efficacy of a therapist‐guided smartphone‐based intervention to support recovery from bulimia nervosa: study protocol of a randomized controlled multi‐centre trial
Abstract: Objective
Although inpatient treatment is highly effective for patients with bulimia nervosa (BN), some patients show a resurgence of symptoms and relapse after discharge. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a guided smartphone-based aftercare intervention following inpatient treatment to support recovery.
Method
172 female patients with BN (DSM-5: 307.51) will be randomized to receive a 16-week smartphone-based aftercare intervention (German version of ‘Recovery Record’) with therapist feedback as an add-on element to treatment as usual (TAU) or TAU alone. Assessments will take place at baseline (discharge, T0), during the intervention (after 4 weeks, T1), post-intervention (after 16 weeks, T2) and at 6-month follow-up (T3). Primary outcome will be remission at T2. Moderator and mediator analyses will investigate for whom the aftercare intervention suits best and how it works.
Conclusions
This is the first randomized controlled trial to examine a guided smartphone-based aftercare intervention following inpatient treatment of patients with BN. We expect that this innovative aftercare intervention is highly accepted by the patients and that it has the potential to support recovery after inpatient treatment and thereby could contribute to improving aftercare for patients with BN
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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European eating disorders review. - 32, 2 (2024) , 350-362, ISSN: 1099-0968
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
- (who)
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Universität
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2023
- Creator
- DOI
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10.1002/erv.3047
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2425725
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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15.08.2025, 7:29 AM CEST
Data provider
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Associated
- Schlegl, Sandra Marika
- Maier, Julia
- Dieffenbacher, Anna
- Voderholzer, Ulrich
- Universität
Time of origin
- 2023
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