Body Image Therapy in Anorexia Nervosa (PIPA)

Centre Hospitalier St Anne

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anorexia Nervosa

Treatments: Behavioral: therapy as usual; Behavioral: Anamorphic Micro software

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01437527

2010-A01427-32 (Other Identifier)

D465

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to test a new procedure of body image therapy in anorexia nervosa, using the anamorphic micro software.

Full description

Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder, with high level of mortality and hospitalization is often necessary for the treatment of severe and/or chronic cases.

Anorexic patients often experience a serious disturbance in body and their own shape perception. Body image work should be enhanced in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

The aim of the study is to test a new body image therapy using the anamorphic Micro software.

Ten sessions of assessment of the patient's own shape and of correction of distorted perceptions of body size with Anamorphic Micro software will be compared to ten sessions of body image therapy as usual.

French 100 anorexia women hospitalized in a specialized Eating Disorder Unit will participate to the study, randomized in 2 arms :

• Body image therapy with Anamorphic Micro software
• Body image therapy as usual

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• woman
• more than 18 years old
• anorexia nervosa
• hospitalized in the CMME (CHSA) TCA Unit
• Body Mass Index ≥ 16
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy
• severe motor, sensitive or sensorial impairment
• no affiliation of national health service
• dependent of a trusteeship or guardianship

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Interventional arm

Experimental group

Description:

Body image therapy with Anamorphic Micro software

Treatment:

Behavioral: Anamorphic Micro software

control arm

Active Comparator group

Description:

Body image therapy as usual

Treatment:

Behavioral: therapy as usual