Recruiting

Diary Formats

Sponsor:

Lindner Center of HOPE

Code:

NCT07715812

Conditions

Binge Eating Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

The subject will complete e-diary for 2 weeks

complete paper diary for 2 weeks

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to examine how binge eating episodes are recorded using two different diary formats: a paper diary and an electronic diary and to see whether both formats collect information in the same way and to understand which of the two formats is easier to use

Conditions

Binge Eating Disorder

Study ID

NCT07715812

Start date

Jul 30, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Mar 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 30, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of Binge Eating Disorder based on The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (5) criteria (as assessed with BED module of the structural clinical interview \[SCID\] (6) for DSM-5)
2. Reported frequency of minimum of 2 binge episodes/week
3. Age: over 18 years of age
4. Ability to understand and complete self-reporting measures 5 . The subject owns a smartphone compatible with Google Play or Apple App Store and is able to download and use apps appropriately.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Comorbid psychiatric conditions requiring immediate hospitalization (as assessed with MSE)
2. IInability to use smartphone or paper diary due to physical limitations or technical barriers (e.g., severe visual impairment)
3. Inability to read/write in English

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: paper diary arm

subjects will complete paper diary for 2 weeks

other: e-diary arm

subjects will complete e-diary for 2 weeks

Interventions

The subject will complete e-diary for 2 weeks

The subject will complete one diary format and switch to the other after 2 weeks

complete paper diary for 2 weeks

complete paper diary for 2 weeks

Primary outcome measure

  • The primary endpoint is the comparison of number of binge eating episodes recorded over a 14-day period between diary formats [ Time Frame: from enrollment v1,day 0 to v3,day 30 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Anna I Guerdjikova, PhD,LISW, PhD,LISW

5135360700anna.guerdjikova@lindnercenter.org

Locations

Lindner Center of HOPE

Recruiting

Mason, Ohio, United States, 45040

Contacts

Aspen Madrid, MS

5135360714aspen.madrid@lindnercenter.org

More Information

Sponsor

Lindner Center of HOPE

Last update posted

Jul 20, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • binge eating, diary

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Lindner Center of HOPE on 2026-07-20.