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Description and Evaluation of Eating Disorders in Elite Athletes (TCA SHN)

Terminated
Conditions
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorders
Boulimia Nervosa
Registration Number
NCT01544400
Lead Sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Brief Summary

Athletes in particular elite athletes have obsessional food and body concerns, in bond with a worship of the performance more and more invading, which lead to clinical and subclinical eating disorders. These eating disorders differ according to the disciplines and are difficult to diagnose in athletes because there are insufficiently described.

Our aim at estimating the frequency of eating disorders in athletes and describing eating disorders by means of somatic, dietetic and psychological evaluations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
386
Inclusion Criteria
  • to have at least 12 years
  • to be registered on the high level sportsmen list or to be in access to high level sport
  • to have obtained the non opposition of the athlete if he is major (if not the legal person in charge of the athlete have to give is non opposition).
  • to be affiliated to social security
Exclusion Criteria
  • presenting obvious cognitive disturbance
  • not able to understand or/ and to read French language
  • pregnant women
  • subject under tutelage

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence of eating disorder1 day

A subject presents an eating disorder if at least one of the tree clinical investigators (somatician, dietician, psychologist) mark it.

Eating disorders will be described by:

Dietetic consultation, Somatic examination, Psychological evaluation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Investment in practice sporting variables1 day

Desired level of sports, number of hours per week over the last 4 weeks, up / concern of the sport.

Presence of eating disorder according to the psychologist, dietician and the somatician1 day

Presence of eating disorder according to the psychologist, dietician and the somatician

Addictives and psychiatric comorbidity1 day

anxiety disorders, depression and sleep disorders Scale : GEEMS, EDI, EDS-R

Doping conduits variables1 day

age of onset of consumption (PAP support products performance) legal and illegal, current frequency of consumption of PAP licit and illicit consumption as problematic or not the patient.

Sociodemographic variables1 day

age, sex, sporting discipline exercised

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Prétagut

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CHU Nantes, France

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