Never too old to learn? Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on expectancy learning, for adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

Never too old to learn? Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on expectancy learning, for adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) - Never too old to learn? Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on expectancy learning, for adults with ARFID

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON61211

Enrollment

120

Registered

2026-05-13

Start date

2025-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-15

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Conditions

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

Interventions

Cognitive behavioral therapy for ARFID, mainly exposure. Outpatient treatment consisting of 25 weekly, one-hour sessions.&nbsp

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ARFID is the primary diagnosis requiring clinical interventionAge = 18 years IQ = 70 (given the cognitive component of the treatment) 

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having had more than 4 sessions of CBT for ARFID in the previous year Current diagnosis of other eating disorder than ARFID Current enteral feeding History of psychosis Severe psychological comorbidity requiring primary treatment (e.g., addiction, severe depression, suicidal ideation…)Pregnancy 

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity score on the Pica, ARFID, and Rumination Disorder Interview (PARDI) Weight (only for participants with a starting BMI < 18,5 kg/m²) Fear levels and believability of expectancies	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Acceptance score on the Food Selectivity Test	—

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactAAN Mulkens

Universiteit Maastricht

s.mulkens@maastrichtuniversity.nl0433884052

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 21, 2026