Exposure-Based CBT for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake in Functional Dyspepsia
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake in Functional Dyspepsia
Massachusetts General Hospital
50 participants
Nov 30, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Summary
Randomized controlled trial of an exposure-based behavioral treatment (CBT) in adults with functional dyspepsia who meet criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) with weight loss.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria10
- Age at least 18 years at screening visit
- Rome IV Functional Dyspepsia post-prandial distress type (with or without epigastric pain syndrome)
- Negative upper endoscopy or upper radiographic GI series to rule out structural/organic cause for FD
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) diagnosis (by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5; SCID-5 at Screening visit)
- ≥5% weight loss from weight after functional dyspepsia symptom onset (at Screening visit)
- Stable for outpatient care (based on the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders)
- No previous history of CBT for functional dyspepsia or ARFID
- Computer/internet webcam access
- Fluency in English
- Stable dose for 30 days if on any medication
Exclusion Criteria17
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Presence of other conditions that could explain the patient's symptoms by chart:
- Pyloric or intestinal obstruction (by EGD, UGI, or Abdominal CT) Active H.pylori infection (by CLO test or stool antigen test) Active inflammatory bowel disease Eosinophilic gastroenteritis or eosinophilic esophagitis Acute renal failure Chronic renal failure (serum creatinine >3 mg/dL) and/or on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis Acute liver failure Any acute gastrointestinal process Any plausible structural or metabolic causes Heartburn as predominant symptom History of peptic ulcer
- Symptom resolution with antisecretory therapy (PPI use for other reasons that did not resolve FD symptoms will be allowed)
- History of gastrointestinal tract surgery (including gastrectomy, gastric bypass surgery, and small or large bowel resection)
- History of any serious medical condition (e.g., cancer)
- Use of narcotic analgesics greater than three days per week
- Current pregnancy or breastfeeding within the last 8 weeks
- Uncontrolled diabetes (indicated by HbA1c ≥7%) by chart
- Intellectual disability by history
- Current substance/alcohol use disorder within the past month
- Current/history of psychosis (by Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Screen)
- Current mania (by Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Screen) (defined as any manic episodes within the past 12 months)
- Active suicidal ideation (by MINI-Screen)
- Psychiatric disorder that would warrant independent attention (by Mini-International - Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Screen))
- Current enteral or parenteral feeding
- Plans to initiate another psychotherapy or pregnancy in the concurrent study period
Interested in this trial?
Get notified about updates and connect with the research team.
Interventions
Eight 1-hour sessions delivered weekly via the MGH-approved secure video platform Enterprise Zoom. Skills include: education about gut-brain regulation and weight loss, and regularizing eating to improve hunger and satiety cues; techniques to facilitate weight gain with targets of increased food volume and variety; and plan for maintenance of treatment gains.
Locations(1)
View Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov
For the most up-to-date information, visit the official listing.
NCT05587127