Mentalizing the body: A comparison between patients with anorexia nervosa and healthy individiuals

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031108

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-23

Start date

2022-06-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

F50.0

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients >= 18 years, confirmed diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (AN) or atypical AN, female gender, age 18-60 years, written informed consent. (2) Healthy, matched female subjects (match by age, education).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - psychosis - bipolar disorder - intelligence reduction - brain-organic disease - substance addiction - poor knowledge of the German language to (2) additionally: - presence of an eating disorder - presence of another mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reflective Functioning (assessed with the Brief Reflective Functioning Interview, BRFI) 1 time point of measurement (cross-sectional study)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
movement energy, -synchrony using Motion Energy Analysis (MEA)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlmut Zeeck

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

almut.zeeck@uniklinik-freiburg.de+4976127068801

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026