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Families with Anorexia nervosa: Stress experienced by parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa

Families with Anorexia nervosa: Stress experienced by parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa - FAN-Stress

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00037845
Enrollment
138
Registered
2025-10-09
Start date
2026-01-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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

Conditions

F50.0 F50.1

Interventions

Group 1: AN: Parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Parents complete standardized questionnaires on their own stress levels (PSS, PHQ-9, STAI, PSS-10) at three measurement points (admission of
2-month follow-up after discharge) and provide a hair sample for analysis of their objective stress level (hair cortisol). They also answer questions about their child's psychopathology (SDQ, FAPAN) a

Sponsors

Kinder- und Jugendabteilung für Psychische Gesundheit, Uniklinikum Erlangen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mothers and fathers of female adolescents aged between 12 and 17. AN group: Daughter in (partial) inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric treatment due to a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (according to ICD-10: F50.0 or F50.1). GES group: Daughter physically and mentally healthy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents' insufficient knowledge of German, which makes it impossible for them to answer the questionnaires.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Burden and impact of anorexia nervosa on parents of adolescents with Anorexia nervosa: This is operationalized using the total score of the "Eating Disorder Symptom Impact Scale" (EDSIS) questionnaire, which is completed three times by mothers and fathers in the AN group (upon admission of the child to (partial) inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric treatment; discharge; 2-month follow-up after discharge). The total score of the mothers and fathers in the GES group, who complete the EDSIS once, is used as a comparison point.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Parental burden (PSS), Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9), Trait-Anxiety (STAI), Stress (PSS-10), Cortisol level (from hair samples)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactValeska Stonawski

Kinder- und Jugendabteilung für Psychische Gesundheit, Uniklinikum Erlangen

valeska.stonawski@uk-erlangen.de+4991318539122

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026