Refeeding low weight adolescents with anorexia nervosa

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anorexia nervosa; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN88013175
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London (UK)

Brief Summary

2016 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26869609

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-10-16
• Study Completion: 2013-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 2 July 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children who are admitted to one of the specialist centers and have been diagnosed with an eating disorder (DSM IV, 2005)
2. Aged 8 -16 years old
3. Have a weight for height Ideal Body Weight (IBW) < 75%
4. Have had acute weight loss >0.5kg in the past week
5. Requiring nutritional rehabilitation enteral or oral

Exclusion Criteria

1. Excluded if fed via parenteral nutrition
2. Those patients that have any medical condition that may influence biochemistry or cardiovascular parameters above expected in anorexia nervosa i.e. diabetes Type 1

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified