Trial reportEating and weight disorders : EWD2023
Fear of weight gain during cognitive behavioral therapy for binge-spectrum eating disorders.
Trial report in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04076553 (Augmenting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa With Inhibitory Control Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Augmenting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa With Inhibitory Control Training
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pre-Treatment Fear of Weight Gain Is Associated With Engagement in a Greater Degree of Pre-Treatment Maladaptive Exercise Among Individuals With Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Temporal Associations Between Body Checking and Eating Pathology in Adolescent Girls with Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders: Protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeFear of weight gain may play a central role in maintaining eating disorders (EDs), but research on the role of fear of weight gain during cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E) for binge-spectrum EDs is sparse. We examined changes in fear of weight gain during CBT-E for binge-spectrum EDs. We investigated whether fear of weight gain predicted loss of control (LOC) eating or weight change.
methodsParticipants (N = 63) were adults of any gender recruited as part of a larger trial. Participants received 12 sessions of CBT-E, completed diagnostic assessments at pre-, mid-, and post-treatment, and completed brief surveys before sessions.
resultsFear of weight gain decreased across treatment, moderated by diagnosis. Those with bulimia nervosa spectrum EDs (BN-spectrum), compared to binge eating disorder, reported higher fear of weight gain at baseline and experienced a larger decrease in fear across treatment. Those reporting higher fear of weight gain at a given session experienced more frequent LOC episodes the following week. Fear of weight gain was not associated with session-by-session changes in BMI.
conclusionCBT-E results in decreases in fear of weight gain, but levels remain high at post-treatment, especially for those with BN-spectrum EDs. Future interventions should consider targeting fear of weight gain as a maintaining factor for LOC episodes
trial registrationNCT04076553. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II controlled trial without randomization.
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