Psychological burden on siblings of patients with anorexia nervosa

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034021

Enrollment

102

Registered

2024-06-21

Start date

2024-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

F50.1 F50.0 F32 F40 F42

Interventions

Group 1: Current psychological distress (depressive symptoms (BDI-Y), psychological well-being (KIDSSCREEN-27, scale: psychological well-being) and psychological distress in the context of the anorexi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A sibling suffers from AN and is currently being treated in the Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mental illness of the participating sibling

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
current psychological well-being (KIDSSCREEN-27, scale: psychological well-being)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
severity of depression symptoms (BDI-Y) further psychological stress in the context of anorexia nervosa Eating disorder symptoms of the sibling (SCOFF, with more than 2 or 2 conspicuous items: EDE-Q) Demographic data and disease severity of the index patient	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIngar Zielinski-Gussen

Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen

izielinski@ukaachen.de+49241 – 8080989

Outcome results

None listed

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