Study of Food Aversion in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Anorexia Nervosa
In brief
This study uses a meal-challenge protocol to assess if patients with anorexia nervosa show a differential metabolism in response to food in comparison to healthy controls. This study determines how heritable and biochemical factors influence food metabolism in anorexia nervosa in order to develop more effective treatment strategies.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03100656
- Run by
- University of California, San Diego
- People needed
- 300
- Starts
- 2016-11-10
- Expected to finish
- 2027-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Ill AN subjects will meet current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) diagnosis of AN, body mass index (BMI) between 11 kg/m² and 17.5 kg/m², or BMI > 17.5 kg/m² with active eating disorder symptoms.
- Recovered AN must meet the following criteria at time of study entry: 1) Current or past DSM V diagnosis of AN; 2) BMI between 18.5 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2; 3) Having maintained a BMI of >18.5 for at least one year.
- Control must be healthy adolescent or woman negative on our screen for AN, other Axis I psychiatric illnesses, and having maintained a BMI of between 18.5-30 kg/m² since the age of 18.
You may not qualify if…
- Exclusion criteria for AN and control subjects include: Organic brain syndrome, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, untreated thyroid disease, renal disease, hepatic disease, and the regular use of fish-oil containing supplements within the last three months of the study. All pregnant and lactating individuals will be excluded.
Where it is running
- UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute — La Jolla, California, United States (enrolling)
- Program for Eating Disorders, Toronto General Hospital — Toronto, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.