Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Conditions
Brief summary
Although eating disorders often occur during or after puberty, it is likely that critical antecedent conditions can be established before adolescence. The Eating Disorder Examination has been adapted for children and is described by Bryant - Waugh, Cooper, Taylor and Lask (1996). The EDE is considered the gold standard of measures of eating disorder psychopathology (Wilson, 1993), and this adaptation, which allows its use with a younger age group, is a potentially important addition to the assessment of eating disorders in children. The latest version of EDE, the l7th edition, has now surpassed its predecessors. The aim of the study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Child vers ion EDE (chEDE) translated into Italian, in a sample of patients with eating disorder
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAdministration of K-SADS-PL- Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime version (Kaufmann, 2002)
Administration of 1) K-SADS-PL- Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime version (Kaufmann, 2002)
BEHAVIORALAdministration of ChEDE- Child Version of the EatingDisorder Examination
Administration of ChEDE- Child Version of the EatingDisorder Examination
Sponsors
Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Subjects meet a diagnosis of nutrition and eating disorder, specifically anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-5 * or (for control group) Exclusion of a current or past eating disorder by performing pre-testing (KL subscales - SADS) and BMI 17.5 * Signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders; * Substance misuse in place * Medical complications that have the potential to hinder interpretation of results ( e.g., a medical illness that induces weight loss) * Presence of physical treatments (including medications) that have the potential to hinder interpretation of results (e.g., chemotherapy for cancer) * or (for control group) Presence of a current or past eating disorder and/or Ongoing eating disorder therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K-SADS-PL (Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime version) questionnaire | Immediately after the end of the study (last subject who will complete the qestionnaire) | K-SADS-PL score differences between experimental group (patients with eating disorders) and control group (adolescents without eating disorders) |
| ChEDE (Child Version of the EatingDisorder Examination) | Immediately after the end of the study (last subject who will complete the qestionnaire) | ChEDE score differences symptoms between patients with eating disorders and control group |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed