Lung Function Tests in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa
- Conditions
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Registration Number
- NCT00942929
- Lead Sponsor
- Bnai Zion Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that lung function would be adversely affected at the hypocaloric stage of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa.
- Detailed Description
Anorexia Nervosa in adolescents holds adverse effects on different body systems as the cardiovascular, central nervous, endocrine, bone and gastrointestinal systems. There is paucity of information regarding the adverse effects of this tenacious illness on the lungs of adolescents at the hypocaloric stage of their illness. Based on previous clinical observations we postulate that lung function tests would be adversely effected by the hypocaloric nutrition of adolescents with anorexia nervosa and that they may improve during short refeeding in an inpatient setting of a general pediatric ward. To examine our hypothesis we would check lung function by various parameters of adolescents suffering from AN and a control group of adolescents.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
- Adolescents with anorexia nervosa
- Ability to preform lung function tests
- Parents signing informed concent and adolescents signing informed ascent
- A history of a lung disease
- Intercurrent lung illness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Lung function tests at admission of adolescents with anorexia nervosa On addmission to the pediatric ward
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Lung function tests at discharge of adolescents with anorexia nervosa On discharge from the pediatric ward
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Bnai Zion Medical Centre, Department of Pediatrics
🇮🇱Haifa, Israel