A study of implicit attitudes toward food and body for people with anorexia nervosa using the Implicit Association Test(IAT)

A study of implicit attitudes toward food and body for people with anorexia nervosa using the Implicit Association Test(IAT) - Anorexia nervosa and the Implicit Association Test(IAT)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000033234

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-01

Start date

2018-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

anorexia nervosa

Interventions

The Implicit Association Test(FOOD-IAT, BODY-IAT, FOOD/BODY-IAT)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (a) AN group Patients who receive medical care in Department of Neuropsychiatry of Okayama University Hospital (inpatients and outpatients) Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa according to the DSM-5 criteria Patients who can fully understand this study and give written informed consent for the participation in this study (b) no AN group Okayama University students or Okayama University Hospital officials who can fully understand this study and give written informed consent for the participation in this study BMI>=18.5 EAT-26 score<=19

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (a) no AN group Patients who rejected or withdrew informed consent Patients who are not appropriate for participation in the study as judged by the physician (because of physical or mental state etc.) Patients who are not proficient in Japanese Patients who need complete rest Persons who rejected or withdrew informed consent Persons who are difficult to answer fully (e.g. 0they are not proficient in Japanese, etc.) Due to missing of background information, it is impossible to identify responders. At least one missing in EAT-26

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
D scores or response latencies of FOOD-IAT, BODY-IAT, FOOD/BODY-IAT in AN group and no AN group	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1 Demography(age, height, weight etc.) 2 Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa 3 Type of anorexia nervosa 4 EAT-26	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYoshitaka Ohshima

Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Neuropsychiatry

oshimay@okayama-u.ac.jp086-235-7242

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026