Perception and Representation of Internal Body in Anorexia Nervosa (PERCEPCOR)

Centre Hospitalier Esquirol

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anorexia Nervosa

Treatments: Behavioral: perceptive tests

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03988218

percepcor

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study focuses on representations of the interior of the body and interoceptive awareness in women with anorexia nervosa in comparison with women without eating disorders.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Anorexia Nervosa according to DSM-5
• aged above than 14
• BMI between 14 and 18.5 for adults or less than the reference age by age for minors

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to understand the tests, poor understanding of the French language
• Mental retardation
• Severe psychiatric comorbidity (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia)
• Lesion or pathology of the upper limbs
• Pregnancy
• Absence of social protection
• Hospitalization under duress

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Anorexia

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects with anorexia nervosa

Treatment:

Behavioral: perceptive tests

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects without eating disorders

Treatment:

Behavioral: perceptive tests