Rubber Hand Illusion in Anorexia Nervosa

Recruiting

• Conditions: Anorexia Nervosa
• Interventions: Other: Rubber Hand Illusion

• Registration Number: NCT06296329
• Lead Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Brief Summary

The present research project aims to verify a possible difference in the recalibration of the real hand position (i.e. proprioceptive drift) in relation to the dimensions of the plastic hand in the Rubber Hand Illusion, among a group of female participants with anorexia nervosa compared with a normal weight control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-02-27
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-28
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-08
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cases	Rubber Hand Illusion	Participants with Anorexia Nervosa
Controls	Rubber Hand Illusion	Not-hospitalized participants with a healthy weight

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proprioceptive drift in centimeters	baseline	the recalibration of the real hand position towards the rubber hand

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Score at the Embodiment questionnaires	Baseline	the score relative to the questionnaire measuring the individual experience towards the illusion. The higher is the score, the higher is the sense of illusion explicitely reported by participants.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano - Ospedale San Giuseppe; 🇮🇹 Piancavallo, VCO, Italy