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A Japanese version of multi-family therapy for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a feasibility study

A Japanese version of multi-family therapy for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a feasibility study - A Japanese version of multi-family therapy for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a feasibility study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000051993
Enrollment
16
Registered
2023-08-24
Start date
2023-08-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

anorexia nervosa

Interventions

Eight sessions of a multifamily therapy for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa

Sponsors

Shinshu University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a clinical diagnosis of anorexia nervosa according to DSM-5 criteria 2) Patients between 13 and 19 years of age and their caregivers 3) Patients and their caregivers assessed by the attending doctors and the principal investigator as eligible 4) Patients and their caregivers consenting to participation in this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are physically unstable and assessed by the attending doctors as unfit for this study 2) Patients who have history of psychosis 3) Patients who have active suicidality 4) Patients who don't eat by mouth 5) Patients whose caregivers cannot attend treatment 6) Patients and their caregivers who have not received psychoeducation about anorexia nervosa that is commonly offered 7) Patients who assessed by the principal investigator as unfit for this study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Qualitative data obtained through exploratory interviews (children's, adolescents', and families' narratives about the changes that occurred in the treatment program and the reasons for the changes)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Observation records (the changes to children, adolescents and families that occurred in the treatment program and the reasons for the changes) Reflections of the children, adolescents and families on the treatment program Completion rate of treatment program Changes in each measure (below1-10) between the pre-and post-treatment program 1)Standard body weight ratio (children/adolescents) 2)Children's version of Eating Attitude Test with 26 items/The Eating Attitude Test with 26 items (children/adolescents) 3)Motivational ruler (children/adolescents) 4)Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (children/adolescents) 5)Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale(RSES)(children/adolescents) 6)Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) (children/adolescents)(post) 7)Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (families) 8)RSES (families) 9)Family functction (families) 10)CSQ-8 (families)(post)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRie Kuge

Shinshu University Hospital Mental Health Clinic for Children

rkuge@shinshu-u.ac.jp0263-37-3060

Outcome results

None listed

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