Open Trial of Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anorexia Nervosa

Treatments: Behavioral: Family-Based Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00417521

4975R

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial seeks to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of delivering a newly manualized family-based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa

Full description

This open trial seeks to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of delivering a newly manualized family-based treatment for adolescents with anorexia nervosa at a site beyond the treatment's origin. Adolescents ages 12-17 with anorexia nervosa or subthreshold anorexia nervosa were treated with up to one year of this approach.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 12-17
• Diagnosis of full or subthreshold anorexia nervosa
• At least one parent or guardian willing to participate in treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Bipolar Disorder, Psychotic Disorder, Substance Dependence
• Mental Retardation
• Acute suicidal risk
• Acute or unstable, poorly controlled chronic medical illness
• Weight below 75% ideal body weight

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Family therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Family-Based Treatment