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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN11108405
ISRCTN11108405
Completed
Not Applicable

A randomised controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of oxytocin to improve treatment for anorexia nervosa

King's College London0 sites30 target enrollmentAugust 6, 2015

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Anorexia nervosa.
Sponsor
King's College London
Enrollment
30
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 6, 2015
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Female and fluent in English
  • 2\. Diagnosis of eating disorders (anorexia nervosa)

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Non\-proficiency in the English language (as needed for neuropsychological tests)
  • 2\. IQ \<80 (National Adult Reading Test; NART)
  • 3\. Currently pregnant
  • 4\. Current manic episode or psychosis
  • 5\. Current alcohol, substance abuse or dependence
  • 6\. Acute suicidality
  • 7\. Significant medical or neurological disorders not relating to their primary diagnosis of AN
  • 8\. Conditions such as major septal deviation or other nasal conditions
  • 9\. Patients being treated under the Mental Health Act or under compulsory treatment orders
  • 10\. Patients previously given OT or those with planned stays in hospital of less than 4 weeks

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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