A Study to Evaluate Primary Care Treatment for Adolescent Eating Disorders

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Eating Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a RCT of a new treatment for children and adolescents with eating disorders characterized by dietary restriction and/or weight loss or failure to gain expected weight. The treatment, which is called Family-Based Treatment for Primary Care (or FBT-PC for short), is based on Family-Based Treatment, the gold standard outpatient eating disorder treatment for children and adolescents.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05814653

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

200

Starts

2023-09-01

Expected to finish

2027-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-05

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of a DSM-5 restrictive eating disorder (anorexia nervosa or other specified feeding or eating disorder characterized by dietary restriction and/or weight loss or failure to make expected weight gains).
• Eligible patients will have at least one caregiver who is also willing to participate in the study.
• Eligible patients must receive primary care through the MCHS

You may not qualify if…

• Patients will be excluded who have received FBT in the past, and/or who report active suicidality.
• Patients who become physically or psychiatrically unstable during the study will be re-evaluated and referred for appropriate treatment.
• Patients will be excluded if their enrolled caregiver has active substance dependence, mental health concerns that make it difficult to engage in treatment, or are perpetrators of abuse.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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