Investigation of Multi-Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa

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Conditions studied: Anorexia Nervosa

In brief

The proposed project is an intensive multi family therapy (MFT) intervention involving patients with anorexia nervosa and their families. MFT interventions are informed from the principles of the family based treatment (FBT)/family therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT-AN) models. This program will offer families in vivo/virtual support while connecting with other families to increase knowledge of eating disorders and develop skills related to successfully supporting their adolescent during difficult times, including meal support and affect regulation. Our objective is to explore the influence of the MFT intervention on the primary outcome measures in eating disorder treatment, including weight, expressed emotion and eating disorder symptomatology.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06203418

Run by

University of Illinois at Chicago

People needed

200

Starts

2020-05-21

Expected to finish

2026-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-30

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking
• living at home with at least one parent/guardian
• diagnosis of restricting eating disorder
• 11-18 years of age
• Medically stable per medical clearance form

You may not qualify if…

• Active psychosis (parent or child)
• Current dependence on drug or alcohol (parent or child)
• Past history/current abuse (sexual/physical), neglect

Where it is running

• University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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