Objective
SECONDARY
The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of guided self-help CBT-E compared with that of a delayed-treatment control condition through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in patients with BED. The primary outcome was reduction in binge eating episodes, and the secondary outcome was the full recovery rate after treatment, as measured during the last 4 weeks of treatment. Web-based, guided self-help CBT-E was hypothesized to be superior to the control condition in reducing binge eating episodes and achieving full recovery. Follow-up measures will be conducted to measure the persistence of treatment benefits. It was hypothesized that treatment gains persist during the 12-week and 24-week follow-up and that there would be no differences between the groups after both groups received treatment.