Food Approach Bias Modification Training in Anorexia Nervosa

Food Approach Bias Modification Training in Anorexia Nervosa - FABA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022078

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-02

Start date

2020-06-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

F50.0

Interventions

Group 1: Approach Bias Modification Training (real version) as add-on to treatment as usual (multimodal psychosomatic inpatient treatment) In an implicit learning paradigm, participants repeatedly ma

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa according to DSM-5; min. age 16 years; sufficient knowledge of the German language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: younger than 16 years; medical (e.g., electrolyte abnormalities) or psychiatric (e.g., acute suicidality) instability; diagnosis of substance dependence, psychosis, or bipolar disorder; inability to speak fluent German

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-reported eating disorder psychopathology (ED-15) at the end of treatment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-reported fear of food (Fear of Food Measure) at the end of treatment; Approach Bias for visual food cues (Approach-Avoidance Task) at the end of treatment; Body Mass Index at the end of treatment	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTimo Brockmeyer

Universität Göttingen

timo.brockmeyer@uni-goettingen.de+49 551 39 23581

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026