Anorexia nervosa/body composition Mental and Behavioural Disorders Anorexia nervosa
Conditions
Interventions
We recruited 50 female patients with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and 100 age and BMI matched healthy controls for an observational study. The interventions are weight restoration and cognitive beh
Sponsors
Villa Garda Hospital (Italy)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Female patients aged 18?50 years 2. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa 3. Body mass index (BMI) =17.5 kg/m² at time zero 4. 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 |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess the change in lean and fat masses and their distribution (using DXA) before and after complete weight restoration in AN patients. 2. To compare body composition and fat distribution (using DXA) of weight-restored AN patients with a healthy age- and post-treatment BMI-matched control group. All outcomes were collected at baseline and at the end of the treatment (20 weeks of treatment). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the relationship between body composition patterns (using DXA), eating disorder psychopathology (using EDE) and general distress (using BSI) in AN patients. All outcomes were collected at baseline and at the end of the treatment (20 weeks of treatment). | — |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed