Functional MRI During Resting State in Patients with Eating Disorders

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Conditions studied: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa

In brief

The goal of this observational study is to learn if clinical and neurophysiological characteristics dynamics may follow similar trends in a longitudinal characterization of patients with a diagnosis of an eating disorder. The primary hypothesis is that the reversal of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) baseline alternations is positively associated with symptomatic amelioration. The secondary hypothesis is that the degree of (f)MRI baseline alternations is positively associated with symptoms. Participants will be asked to complete psychometric questionnaires, perform a fMRI and be recalled at 12 months for a follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06874348

Run by

Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS

People needed

50

Starts

2024-10-24

Expected to finish

2026-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-13

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female sex
• Age between 12 and 40 years old
• Current diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa according to DSM-5-TR.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous or current diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder,
• Acute psychosis
• Substance abuse
• Severe medical comorbidities (hypercapnia, severe hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, organ failure)
• incapacity to grant written or verbal consent

Where it is running

• Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Firenze — Florence, Italy (enrolling)
• Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS — Florence, Italy (enrolling)

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