Regional fat distribution in adolescent girls and adults with anorexia nervosa

Regional fat distribution in adolescent girls and adults with anorexia nervosa: a longitudinal study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN73572502

Enrollment

132

Registered

2014-06-05

Start date

2012-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Anorexia nervosa/body composition Mental and Behavioural Disorders Anorexia nervosa

Interventions

We recruited 66 female patients with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and 66 controls of the same age (+ 2 years) with a BMI equivalent to the patients? BMI after weight restoration for an observationa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female patients aged 13 - ?50 years (adolescents 13-19 years; adults = 20 years) 2. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa 3. BMI =18.5 kg/m² in adults or BMI percentiles =18.5 kg/m² in adolescents at time zero 4. BMI = 18.5 kg/m² in adults or BMI percentiles correspondent to a BMI = 18.5 kg/m² at the end of the treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants that do not satisfy inclusion criteria 2. Participants with active substance abuse, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in fat masses and their distribution (using DXA) before and after complete weight restoration in AN patients	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Body composition and fat distribution (using DXA) of weight-restored AN patients	—

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 18, 2026