Lung Function Tests in Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa

Bnai Zion Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Anorexia Nervosa

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00942929

48/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesize that lung function would be adversely affected at the hypocaloric stage of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa.

Full description

Anorexia Nervosa in adolescents holds adverse effects on different body systems as the cardiovascular, central nervous, endocrine, bone and gastrointestinal systems. There is paucity of information regarding the adverse effects of this tenacious illness on the lungs of adolescents at the hypocaloric stage of their illness. Based on previous clinical observations we postulate that lung function tests would be adversely effected by the hypocaloric nutrition of adolescents with anorexia nervosa and that they may improve during short refeeding in an inpatient setting of a general pediatric ward. To examine our hypothesis we would check lung function by various parameters of adolescents suffering from AN and a control group of adolescents.

Enrollment: 15 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents with anorexia nervosa
• Ability to preform lung function tests
• Parents signing informed concent and adolescents signing informed ascent

Exclusion criteria

• A history of a lung disease
• Intercurrent lung illness

Trial design

15 participants in 2 patient groups

Adolescents hospitalized for anorexia nervosa

Description:

Adolescent 12-18 years old, fulfilling the DSM IV criteria for anorexia nervosa, hospitalized for medical stabilization and/ or initiation of refeeding

Controls

Description:

Adolescents 12-18 years old without anorexia nervosa hospitalized for reasons other than those involving the respiratory system and with no underlying lung disease