Behavioral and Pharmacologic Treatment of Binge Eating and Obesity: Acute Treatment

Summary

This study will test the effectiveness and relative efficacy of behavioral and pharmacologic treatments, alone and in combination, for the treatment of binge eating disorder (BED) in patients with obesity. This is an acute treatment comparing behavioral weight loss alone or in combination with naltrexone/bupropion medication.

Timeline

Start

2017-02-27

Primary completion

2021-07-23

Completion

2022-12-16

Publications

• Grilo CM, Lydecker JA, Fineberg SK, Moreno JO, Ivezaj V, Gueorguieva R. Naltrexone-Bupropion and Behavior Therapy, Alone and Combined, for Binge-Eating Disorder: Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 1;179(12):927-937. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220267. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

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