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Pilot study to investigate cardiovascular interoception in patients with anorexia nervosa compared to healthy subjects using a new paradigm for heartbeat detection

Pilot study to investigate cardiovascular interoception in patients with anorexia nervosa compared to healthy subjects using a new paradigm for heartbeat detection - Interim

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034134
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-06-03
Start date
2024-06-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F50.0

Interventions

Group 1: 30 patients suffering from anorexia nervosa: Anorexia nervosa (AN) as the cause of inpatient therapy in hospital, age > 18 years, German-speaking, generally sensitive with regard to their hea

Sponsors

FSU Jena, Klinische Psychologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Anorexia nervosa as a cause for stationary therapy in hospital, German-speaking

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants are generally insensitive with regard to their heartbeat perception (check at the beginning of the first measurement --> exclusion before preparing the measurements if necessary), in the case of control subjects: previous mental or neurological illnesses

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcomes are heartbeat detection performance in the synchronisation test and HEPs in AN patients at the beginning of their inpatient treatment compared to HEPs and heartbeat detection performance in control subjects.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are the heartbeat detection performance in the synchronicity test and the HEPs in AN patients at the beginning vs. end of their inpatient treatment. The correlations between HEPs, heartbeat detection performance in the Schandry task, and the synchronicity test as well as self-reported interoception according to the MAIA questionnaire also represent further secondary outcomes.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactThomas Weiß

FSU Jena, Klinische Psychologie

thomas.weiss@uni-jena.de03641-945143

Outcome results

None listed

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