Anorexia Nervosa
Conditions
Keywords
anorexia nervosa, adolescents, lung function tests, refeeding
Brief summary
The investigators hypothesize that lung function would be adversely affected at the hypocaloric stage of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa.
Detailed description
Anorexia Nervosa in adolescents holds adverse effects on different body systems as the cardiovascular, central nervous, endocrine, bone and gastrointestinal systems. There is paucity of information regarding the adverse effects of this tenacious illness on the lungs of adolescents at the hypocaloric stage of their illness. Based on previous clinical observations we postulate that lung function tests would be adversely effected by the hypocaloric nutrition of adolescents with anorexia nervosa and that they may improve during short refeeding in an inpatient setting of a general pediatric ward. To examine our hypothesis we would check lung function by various parameters of adolescents suffering from AN and a control group of adolescents.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Bnai Zion Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescents with anorexia nervosa * Ability to preform lung function tests * Parents signing informed concent and adolescents signing informed ascent
Exclusion criteria
* A history of a lung disease * Intercurrent lung illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lung function tests at admission of adolescents with anorexia nervosa | On addmission to the pediatric ward |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lung function tests at discharge of adolescents with anorexia nervosa | On discharge from the pediatric ward |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed