Anorexia Nervosa Inpatient Physiotherapy Adapted Program (ANIPAP)

Universidad de Murcia

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Anorexia Nervosa

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy Adapted Program; Diagnostic Test: Evaluation and Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04190290

UMU

Details and patient eligibility

About

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric pathology with several somatics consequences that increase the vital risk. The prevalence in AN is between 0.9-3% and AN has the most elevated mortality in the psychiatric pathologies (10% in the hospitalized patients).

The collateral effects by several undernourishment has been studied but the autonomy and muscle strength research is insufficient.

Physiotherapy research study body image, basic body awareness therapy, relaxation and quality of life.

Full description

OBJETIVE: Develop a physiotherapy program to increase muscle strength and quality of life in anorexia nervosa hospitalized patients.

METHOD: 4 weeks of adapted exercises (3 days/week) in anorexia nervosa patients with body max index under 16 in interventional group.

And evaluation program once a week in interventional group and control group.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women
• Hospitalized
• Anorexia nervosa
• Body mass index (kg/m2) < 16

Exclusion criteria

• Men

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Mobilizations and exercises training Respiratory exercises Body image exercises

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Evaluation and Control

Other: Physiotherapy Adapted Program

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Muscle strength evaluation and Eating behavior evaluation and Quality of life

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Evaluation and Control