Recruiting

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Sponsor:

York University

Code:

NCT05402475

Conditions

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body Image Disturbance

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 55

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

CBT + Mindfulness

Study Details

Brief summary:

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) affects 2.3% of the population and is characterized by excessive concerns with imagined or minor defects in physical appearance. Retrospective outcome studies suggest patients affected by BDD don't typically benefit from surgical treatments while cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) appears to provide symptom - reducing and distress - reducing benefits. Two different 8-week online CBT approaches to assisting individuals with this disorder are compared: one approach will integrate mindfulness meditation methods (in combination with CBT) and one approach will employ CBT methods without reference to mindfulness meditation.

Conditions

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body Image Disturbance

Study ID

NCT05402475

Start date

Sep 1, 2022

Status verified date

Jul, 2023

Completion date

Nov 1, 2023

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 1, 2023

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 55

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria: On the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire, responses indicating current BDD status; -

Exclusion Criteria: Individuals who are currently receiving weekly structured psychotherapy or who meet DSM-V criteria for severe alcohol/substance use disorder in the past 3 months or demonstrated clinically significant suicidal ideation defined as imminent intent, or attempted suicide in the past 6 months. Individuals of co-morbid diagnoses of borderline personality, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and/or obsessive compulsive disorder are excluded.

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Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Experimental

Online cognitive behavioural therapy with the added components of mindfulness meditation

active comparator: Active comparator

Online cognitive behavioural therapy alone

Interventions

CBT + Mindfulness

Eight weeks of online CBT intervention combined with mindfulness

Primary outcome measure

  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptom Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, Post-Intervention at 8 weeks following Baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Paul Ritvo, PhD

4165808021pritvo@yorku.ca

Camrie Kerry, BA

Camrie@yorku.ca

Locations

York University

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4E 3C1

Contacts

York University

4165808021

Paul G Ritvo, PhD

4165808021pritvo@yorku.ca

Principal Investigator:

Paul G Ritvo, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

York University

Last update posted

Jul 7, 2023

Last verified

Jul, 2023

Keywords

  • internet-based intervention with health coaching

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by York University on 2023-07-07.