Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anorexia Nervosa

In brief

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the role of Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) as a pre-treatment intervention for adolescents who are hospitalized for Anorexia Nervosa (AN). The primary aims are to determine if CRT can result in greater treatment engagement post-discharge, increased rate of weight gain post-discharge, reduction in symptom accommodation, and increased behavioral flexibility in adolescents and parents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02883413

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

50

Starts

2016-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-11-16

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-06

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adolescent is between 12-18 years of age and living at home, parent or primary caregiver willing to participate in condition they are randomized into
• Adolescent meets diagnostic criteria of anorexia nervosa (either restricting or binge/purge subtype), or sub threshold AN according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 criteria
• Consent of all family members who will be participating in treatment
• Adolescent is not currently receiving outpatient treatment for the eating disorder

You may not qualify if…

• Caregiver or adolescent with a co-morbid diagnosis of psychotic disorder, substance dependence, substance abuse, or bi-polar disorder
• caregiver or adolescent with diagnosis of mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder, or autism spectrum disorder
• Adolescent with a diagnosis of feeding or eating concerns not elsewhere classified with the primary symptoms of bingeing and purging, binging without compensatory behaviors or spitting food or with restricting patterns
• Adolescent with diagnosis of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.
• Adolescent or caregiver with acute suicide risk.
• Concurrent psychosocial treatment for another condition
• Adolescent or parent not fluent in English

Where it is running

• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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