Emotion processing in anorexia nervosa: what happens in the brain?

Emotion processing in anorexia nervosa: what happens in the brain? - Emotion processing in anorexia nervosa

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON38444

Enrollment

Registered

2013-12-06

Start date

2014-01-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

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Conditions

Anorexia Nervosa

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Anorexia Nervosa group: female anorexia nervosa patients, age 18-35 yr, BMI

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Anorexia Nervosa group: - Contra-indications to MRI scanning on the basis of the MRI screening form (e.g. claustrophobia, metal objects in the body incompatible with MRI scanning). - Having a history of medical or surgical events that may significantly affect the study outcome, such as brain surgery. - Excessive smoking (e.g. > 15 cigarettes a day).;Healthy Control group: - Contra-indications to MRI scanning on the basis of the MRI screening form (e.g. claustrophobia, metal objects in the body incompatible with MRI scanning). - Having a history of medical or surgical events that may significantly affect the study outcome, such as brain surgery. - Excessive smoking (e.g. > 15 cigarettes a day).;patients, age 18-35 yr, BMI

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Neural activation (BOLD signal change) in response to ambiguous affective stimuli.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Emotion processing 2) (Negative) emotions	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results