Metacognitive Beliefs in Adolescents With Eating and Nutrition Disorders

Recruiting

• Conditions: Feeding and Eating Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT06800807
• Lead Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Brief Summary

The present study aims to study the presence of metacognitive beliefs in adolescent subjects with eating and nutrition disorders (END) compared with a control group composed of subjects of the same sex and age belonging to the general population.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-26
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-24
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-30
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2026-06-30
• Study Completion: 2026-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• Female sex
• Age: 12 to 17 years
• Italian nationality
• Diagnosis relating to the END framework according to the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).

Exclusion Criteria

• Absence of signed Informed Consent

Control group

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female sex
• Age: 12 to 17 years
• Italian nationality

Exclusion Criteria:

• Absence of signed Informed Consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Metacognitive beliefs	Baseline	Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30; Cartwright-Hatton \& Wells, 1997), a self-report test composed of 30 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (I do not agree) to 4 (I completely agree 'agreement)
Brooding	Baseline	Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ; Meyer et at., 1990), a self-report test composed of 16 items on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (not at all typical) to 5 (very typical)
Rumination	Baseline	Ruminative Response Scale (RRS; Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow, 1991), a self-report test composed of 20 items on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Site Piancavallo; 🇮🇹 Oggebbio, Verbania, Italy