Study of Refeeding to Optimize iNpatient Gains

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anorexia Nervosa

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of lower calorie refeeding versus higher calorie refeeding in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02488109

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

120

Starts

2016-02-01

Expected to finish

2020-06-03

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-24

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diagnosis of AN
• atypical AN
• no hospital admissions for the previous six months
• meet hospitalization criteria: daytime heart rate (HR) < 50 bpm or night time HR < 45 bpm, blood pressure (BP) <90/45 mmHg, temperature < 35.6° C, or symptomatic orthostasis defined by increase in HR > 35 bpm or decrease in systolic BP > 20 mmHg or decrease in diastolic BP > 10 mmHg from lying to standing

You may not qualify if…

• diagnosis of bulimia nervosa [DSM-5]
• currently in remission (as defined by weight and EDE-Q score)
• admission for food refusal without malnutrition
• current pregnancy
• chronic disease (e.g. immune/endocrine disorders, pulmonary, cardiac, or renal disease)
• current suicidality or psychosis
• < 60% mBMI

Where it is running

• Stanford University Lucille Packard Children's Hospital — Palo Alto, California, United States
• University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital — San Francisco, California, United States

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