Body composition, eating disorder psychopathology and psychological distress in anorexia nervosa

Completed

• Conditions: Anorexia nervosa/body composition; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Anorexia nervosa

• Registration Number: ISRCTN92626057
• Lead Sponsor: Villa Garda Hospital (Italy)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Female patients aged 18?50 years
2. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa
3. Body mass index (BMI) =17.5 kg/m² at time zero
4. BMI = 18.5 kg/m² at the end of the treatment

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants that do not satisfy inclusion criteria
2. Participants with active substance abuse, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. To assess the change in lean and fat masses and their distribution (using DXA) before and after complete weight restoration in AN patients.<br>2. To compare body composition and fat distribution (using DXA) of weight-restored AN patients with a healthy age- and post-treatment BMI-matched control group.<br><br>All outcomes were collected at baseline and at the end of the treatment (20 weeks of treatment).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the relationship between body composition patterns (using DXA), eating disorder psychopathology (using EDE) and general distress (using BSI) in AN patients. All outcomes were collected at baseline and at the end of the treatment (20 weeks of treatment).