Relating differently to voice-hearing experiences in the context of anorexia

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• Conditions: Eating disorders - anorexia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13697342
• Lead Sponsor: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 21 August 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years or older
2. Receiving care from a specialised eating disorder service (outpatients)
3. Following permission gained from the participant, a clinician-reported primary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa
4. BMI of 18.5 or less
5. Currently having experiences of the Anorexic Voice (AV); this will be operationalized by participants self-reporting at least one experience of voice-hearing within the previous week using an adapted item from the Hamilton Program for Voices Questionnaire (HPSVQ)
6. Self-reported distress by AV; this will be operationalized by participants scoring greater than or equal to 5 on the personal analogue measure of distress caused by the AV.
7. Be willing and have the capacity to provide written, informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Following permission gained from the participant, a clinician-reported active diagnosis for an eating disorder other than anorexia nervosa
2. Following permission gained from the participant, a clinician-reported active diagnosis of psychosis
3. Non-English speaking to the degree that the participant is unable to fully understand and answer assessment questions or give informed consent*
4. Immediate and serious risk to self or others where alternative interventions would take priority over participating in the research study (e.g being detained under the mental health act, requiring admission to hospital for refeeding)

* Funding for translation services is not available but efforts will be made where possible to use translation services from clinical resources available at the participating NHS trust services.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified